Holocaust and Killing

Holocaust

Holocaust noun - The killing of a large number of people.

Usage example: as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge

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Killing and holocaust are semantically related in atrocity topic. In some cases you can use "Killing" instead a noun "Holocaust".

Killing noun - The act of terminating a life.

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Holocaust and killing are semantically related in atrocity topic. Sometimes you can use "Holocaust" instead a noun "Killing".

Nearby Words: kill, killed, killer

human	human holocaust	human killing
original	original holocaust	original killing
initial	initial holocaust	initial killing
actual	actual holocaust	actual killing
Other adjectives: little, professional, apparent, subsequent, unintentional.

He claims to be saving the world- by killing millions of people and creating enough fear to prevent a nuclear holocaust that would kill billions instead.

Source: The Greatest Story Never Told
Badass Grandpa : Abraham Setrakian, a holocaust survivor with a sword who has spent most of his life killing vampires.

Source: Literature / The Strain
Was it just a murder, was it a mercy killing so the baby wouldn't have to go through the nuclear holocaust that would be released in a few hours, or was it an accident with the Cylon not realizing how fragile a human baby would be?

Source: Infant Immortality / Live-Action TV

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