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Recent Examples of bloodletting
For those of us who survived this corporate bloodletting, we were offered bland gestures of perseverance and then told to get back to work the next day.
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Steve Denning, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Nationwide, research grants doled out by the National Institutes of Health were hit with an ax this month, but the bloodletting is very much a local problem.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Unlike the original 1985 Vampire Hunter D — a low-budget, direct-to-video effort — 2000’s Bloodlust is opulently produced, a postapocalyptic action epic stuffed with black leather, red lips, and supernatural bloodletting.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
The bloodletting reached its peak in the final days of Trump’s presidency.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2021
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Steve Denning, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Nationwide, research grants doled out by the National Institutes of Health were hit with an ax this month, but the bloodletting is very much a local problem.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
Unlike the original 1985 Vampire Hunter D — a low-budget, direct-to-video effort — 2000’s Bloodlust is opulently produced, a postapocalyptic action epic stuffed with black leather, red lips, and supernatural bloodletting.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
The bloodletting reached its peak in the final days of Trump’s presidency.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 29 July 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodletting
Noun
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The franchise has always excelled at mixing symbolism into its bloodshed.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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The decision comes during a period of bloodshed in the West Bank.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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After being arrested at the end of season two during her wedding for the murder of Cynthia’s (Sabrina Grdevich) husband, Tom, Georgia is now on trial for her life in the show’s third installment.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
7 June 2025
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The manhunt continues for Decker, who has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of kidnapping in the deaths of his daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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His 2020 documentary Gunda, executive produced by Oscar-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, examined the life of a pig raising a farrow of piglets who are then seized and sent to slaughter.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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At the moment, most American beef cannot be exported to Britain, in part because of the widespread practice of hormone treatment but also because of other regulations, including those covering the method of slaughter.—
Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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There were so many pancaked cars in that show that the carnage is almost desensitizing.—
Joe Salas
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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Politics Rocks the Palais Cannes’ opening night overflows with lyrical odes to the power of cinema, but this year’s kickoff was overshadowed by the chaos and carnage rocking the world.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
20 May 2025
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On Monday, June 2, three Palestinians were killed, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) told the BBC, at the same location as Sunday’s killings.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
7 June 2025
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An informant previously told Milwaukee authorities that Anderson had allegedly shown him the murder location and tools about a month before the killing, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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These included a shopping mall siege in 2013 that killed over 60, a bus hijacking in 2014 that killed 28, and a 2015 college massacre where 148 people—predominantly Christian students—were killed.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Israel on Thursday recovered the bodies of two hostages who were abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre that ignited the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.—
Bradford Betz , Yael Rotem-Kuriel,
FOXNews.com,
5 June 2025
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Officials said Soriano fled to Puerto Rico after the slayings and then traveled by boat to the Dominican Republic.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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Sunday was the fifth anniversary of the slaying, which sparked worldwide protests.—
Shaquille Brewster,
NBC news,
26 May 2025
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Life, like baking or butchery, is a messy business.—
Jennifer Harlan,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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Researchers also uncovered hippo bones with butchery marks, indicating early humans at the site used the large mammals for food.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Bloodletting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodletting. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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