bloodbath
Americannoun
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bloodbaths
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a ruthless slaughter of a great number of people; massacre.
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Informal. a period of disastrous loss or reversal.
A few mutual funds performed well in the general bloodbath of the stock market.
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a widespread dismissal or purge, as of employees.
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For weeks, reports warning of a "bloodbath", external at Microsoft's video game studios had been circulating after the division's new chief executive, Asha Sharma, released a memo saying she planned to "reset the business", external.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
And so, if the Hyperscalers were to take their foot off the gas and say, “Hmm, capacity is good for the next year or so,” there would be a bloodbath in the supply chain.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026
After another wild rivalry weekend, the Southeastern Conference reached the end of its bloodbath of a regular season without a single unbeaten team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
“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
While one might expect such an edict to produce a bloodbath, very few gleanings ever took place.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
The generally good news in job growth, with the blowout report of 353,000 new jobs in January and months of gains in manufacturing, is confounded by employment bloodbaths among tech and media firms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
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
As intellectual bloodbaths go, it’s been entertaining—like watching Jon Stewart skewer Glenn Beck.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 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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