genocidal
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Senior Kurdish official Ilham Ahmed accused Damascus of launching a "genocidal war" against the Kurds, calling on the Syrian government to "pursue a path of reason to resolve problems through dialogue".
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
French Cambodian director Rithy Panh has often cited the genocidal regime of the Khmer Rouge, which killed his family and from which he escaped, as the reason he’s a filmmaker.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
But the spiritual leader of Syria's Druze community, Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri, condemned the violence as an "unjustifiable genocidal campaign" and said people had been defending their homes from attacks by extremists.
From BBC • May 1, 2025
Zamaraeva and Artem Kureev, the editor in chief of African Initiative, dispute the suggestion that “African Dawn” articulates genocidal themes, pointing out that the original game revolved around Nazi Germany’s attempt to dominate the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2025
In choir we learn “The Skye Boat Song,” about Bonnie Prince Charlie escaping the genocidal English.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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