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bloody

adjective as in hard-fought

adjective as in (used as intensifier)

Strongest matches

Strong match

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Some held candles at the event, which doubled as both a celebration and a protest against the military, which seized power in 2021, plunging the country into a bloody civil war.

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"Football, bloody hell" doesn't cover it, not even close.

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Rating: R, for language, some drug use and bloody images Running time: 1 hour, 53 minutes Playing: In limited release Friday, Oct.

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After losing control of more than half the country, the army is now making significant gains again, through an especially bloody campaign of airstrikes and heavy bombardment.

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There is a chance to get to a ceasefire that could lead to the end of the most destructive and bloody war in well over a century of conflict between Arabs and Jews.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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