Thesaurus results for BLOODSTAINED

bloodstained

adjective

ˈbləd-ˌstānd

Definition of bloodstained

as in bloody

smeared or stained with blood had to throw away the bloodstained washcloth after a particularly bad nosebleed

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Recent Examples of bloodstained Investigators also recovered a bloodstained rock, clothing and bags allegedly containing medical supplies tied to the defendant. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026 Investigators described a foul-smelling place with bags and bottles of fetuses and jars of body parts, along with bloodstained furniture and dirty medical instruments. — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026 Police said when Michals was arrested, he was found with bloodstained clothes in his residence. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 Grab a seat on the couch by antique rugs and a faux brick wall, or flip some tarot cards from their collection in a room that appears to have bloodstained walls. — Jennifer Billock, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloodstained

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Khomeini’s decision turned it into a six-year war of attrition that killed hundreds of thousands, one of the bloodiest conflicts in the region’s modern history.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
In early 2026, satellite images revealed Akinci drones deployed in southern Egypt for executing strikes against the Rapid Support Forces fighting in the bloody civil war in neighboring Sudan.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of bloody

Adjective

SoCal likely in the clear A red blob on the hurricane center's forecast map well south of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula represents a developing tropical system, one that some models show could eventually impact California.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
The cashmere sweater comes in nine colors, including vintage pink, deep red, and navy blue.

— Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of red

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Crawford, a longtime supporter of Ukraine and a devotee of the American pit bull terrier, came forward and handed a reddish-yellow puppy to Zelensky.

— Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
At maximum eclipse, much of the moon may take on an eerie reddish hue as sunlight filtered through Earth's atmosphere is refracted into the shadow and onto the lunar surface.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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