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bloodbath

[bluhd-bath, -bahth] / ˈblʌdˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ /
NOUN
massacre
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Dedicated volunteers and under-funded conservationists have been slowing the army of increasing threats, but experts fear that without urgent action and political courage, the biodiversity Australia says it loves is headed for a bloodbath.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

“It really feels like a bloodbath right now.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

"The aim was to avoid a bloodbath and bring the actors back to reason," a senior Vatican source said.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

“Sinners” transforms mid-film to become a vampire bloodbath, while the words “demon hunters” are right there in the other movie’s title.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2025

In 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte, the best general in France, put an end to the revolutionary bloodbath.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson

At a time when it’s increasingly difficult to discern what’s real and what’s not, especially on our phones, that more sophisticated story never gets told, in favor of more throwback-style bloodbaths and showboating bad-guy speeches.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

While the Raiders-Broncos rivalry ranks a notch below the mud-baths and bloodbaths that define the Steelers-Browns and Packers-Bears rivalries, it’s always meant something extra to the players.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

“I remember playing five vs. five, which are often bloodbaths with these teams,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021

Carey switches the formula, spending much more time on the infection and humanity’s attempts to conquer it than on bloodbaths.

From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2014

But as well as a rabid online fanbase, Being Human also quickly established its own supernatural mythology and unique tone – one where bloodbaths and sit-in marathons of the real hustle could sit scene-by-scene.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2013


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