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carnage

noun

ˈkär-nij

Definition of carnage

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 In all of them, Sugar sees the human spirit persisting through layer upon layer of loneliness, carnage, and grief. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 June 2026 For all of Jaws' carnage, nothing churns the gut quite like the death of local boy Alex Kintner, played by Jeffrey Voorhees. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026 The size and speed of the Gen 4 car on the circuit used in January might create either carnage or a Monaco-like parade without the Monaco glitz. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Jace, Daemon’s daughter Baela (Bethany Antonia) and their dragons join the Battle of the Gullet, which is turning into full-scale carnage. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for carnage

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Athalia’s family returned home a few days after the massacre.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
The issue has been particularly salient for low-income families living near fields of coca, the shrub used to make cocaine, as human rights organizations documented more than 50 massacres in Colombia just this year.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of massacre

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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Ruthye needs someone to avenge the slaughter of her family at the hands of Krem of the Yellow Hills.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

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