bloodbath
Americannoun
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bloodbaths
plural
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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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“It really feels like a bloodbath right now.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 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
Faced with the prospect of intervention becoming full-scale war, and under strong domestic popular pressure to avoid any such bloodbath, Ecowas leaders backed off - opting to rely on sanctions.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 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
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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