bloodsheds

noun

plural of bloodshed
as in massacres

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodsheds
  1. massacres
  2. killings
  3. murders
  4. slaughters
  5. homicides
  6. manslaughters
  7. bloodbaths
  8. foul play
Noun
  • King managed to take the suffocating history of the Indian — the treaties, the massacres, the Hollywood caricatures — and turn it into something conversational, even funny.
    — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Several massacres occurred in surrounding villages during that period.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of massacres
Noun
  • The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
  • Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Definition of killings
Noun
  • The movement thereafter played a prominent role in protests across the United States and in other countries, particularly in the wake of the murders of Eric Garner in 2014 and George Floyd in 2020.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But when similar slayings begin to occur years later, Pete and his ambitious young colleague, Detective Amanda Beck, must figure out whether Carter had an accomplice that got away, or if the murders are merely the work of a copycat.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of murders
Noun
  • By the eighth century, Charlemagne was organizing mass slaughters of the animal while the Church, wary of its earlier status as living god, denounced the bear as lewd, noting its disturbing resemblance to humans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of slaughters
Noun
  • In Puerto Rico, rates of intimate partner homicides and femicides are roughly double per capita compared to the mainland United States.
    — Vanessa Diaz, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But steep drops in shootings and homicides in other parts of Chicago mean that the number of shootings citywide is 2% lower than the same period last year, while homicides are up slightly, by 4%.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of homicides
Noun
  • Murders and nonnegligent manslaughters dropped by more than 66% in the time frame, with four reports in 2025 compared to 12 a year earlier.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026
  • But some violent crimes have fallen significantly—homicides by 39%, human trafficking offenses by 26%, and vehicular manslaughters by 75%.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of manslaughters
Noun
  • Your Night Manager and Something Very Bad characters both made big decisions that led to bloodbaths.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
  • Naturally, the theft of the ghost shirt by the stooges in the employ of Roy Lee is accompanied by many deceased bodies — the first of the many bloodbaths in Americana, which has a distressingly expedient approach to on-screen carnage.
    — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of bloodbaths
Noun
  • Police said there does not appear to be any indication of foul play and that the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office was notified.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Hannah says the family does not suspect that Jenny died by suicide and believes what happened was likely either foul play or a freak accident.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of foul play
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