as in genocide
the organized killing of many helpless people usually because of their race or religion
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Recent Examples of pogrom
The empire’s third century ruling class felt otherwise, and thrice authorized pogroms of the empire’s largest religious minority.
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Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
The resonant analogue was the pogrom.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
And not all pogroms have fatalities.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
In fact, most scholars agree that a pogrom could be perpetrated by Jews.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Jeffrey E. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
The resonant analogue was the pogrom.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
And not all pogroms have fatalities.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
In fact, most scholars agree that a pogrom could be perpetrated by Jews.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pogrom
Noun
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Commentators sometimes compare dictators to Herod, the king who ordered the massacre of children in his quest to kill the infant Christ.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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What began in Manchester with an 1819 massacre of peasants gave birth to the world's first workers' movements, trade unions and an idea of equality that has fueled social justice and labor movements around the world.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Cinematic games are meant for one or two sessions full of tense moments, human intrigue and alien slaughter.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Of course, Mari could have survived the slaughter if some of the other girls — including Van (Liv Hewson) and Taissa (Brown) — had it their way.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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What may do us in isn’t a meteor, a nuclear holocaust or a superpandemic.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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What may do us in isn’t a meteor, a nuclear holocaust or a superpandemic.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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As ever, though, the gains are far from uniform, and a handful of states continue to account for an oversized share of the carnage.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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After three days of market carnage, investors appeared to be seeking some buying opportunities.—
John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Pogrom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pogrom. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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