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hecatomb

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Example Sentences

Thus it seemed the practice of making a hecatomb of dogs and cats on these sad occasions.

Then Cinna, who not long before would have laughed at faith in Hecate, sacrificed a hecatomb to her.

Or it may be, the last entertainment is that hecatomb they call a wedding breakfast, which celebrates the triumph of a rival.

Above all the anguish and tears of that immense hecatomb will appear the shade of Lincoln as the symbol of hope and of pardon.

Yearly will Charless Bath claim its hecatomb; I know not why.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hecatomb, such as: bloodshed, butchery, crime, havoc, killing, and mass murder.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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