as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people
the appalling carnage in that war-torn country requires that the outside world intervene
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Recent Examples of carnage
As Williams clung to him the way a remora fish clings to the belly of a shark, the refs looked at the carnage — and immediately whistled Joker for a ticky-tack offensive foul.
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Why would Tesla's stock still be valued so highly in the midst of declining sales and reputational carnage?
—Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The misfit members of the project eventually succeeded in defeating the Butterflies in a showdown at a ranch, and even survived the carnage despite some severe injuries.
—ArsTechnica, 11 May 2025
There will be carnage in an SEC schedule that saw plenty of it last year, and this year’s slate is essentially the same as 2024’s, just with the home sites flipped.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 May 2025
Why would Tesla's stock still be valued so highly in the midst of declining sales and reputational carnage?
—Aron Solomon, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The misfit members of the project eventually succeeded in defeating the Butterflies in a showdown at a ranch, and even survived the carnage despite some severe injuries.
—ArsTechnica, 11 May 2025
There will be carnage in an SEC schedule that saw plenty of it last year, and this year’s slate is essentially the same as 2024’s, just with the home sites flipped.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnage
Noun
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Breivik refers to Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in a massacre in Norway in 2011 that targeted mostly teenagers at a camp.—
Evan Mealins,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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After the October 7 massacre, the Houthis in Yemen began attacking American naval vessels and conducting missile strikes on Israel in solidarity with Hamas.—
Daniel Byman,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2025
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Criticism over big business moves In the decades that followed, Ramaphosa went from a union leader to a corporate board member implicated in stoking the slaughter of striking workers.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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He was made to watch what Trump took to be evidence that the South African government was presiding over the slaughter of white Afrikaners.—
Jonny Steinberg,
Time,
22 May 2025
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“Carnage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carnage. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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