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Recent Examples of abominable His new home is a notorious federal jail in New York City known for extreme violence and abominable medical care. Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024 But everyone agrees on one thing: The food was abominable. Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2024 No matter how abominable the road surface—and Los Angeles has some of the roughest urban highways in all America—the airbags and multi-link suspension quietly absorb the hits while driver and master glide along. Mark Ewing, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 By declaring motive irrelevant in assessing presidential liability for a crime, the majority invited questions about whether all kinds of abominable violations are now fair game. Editorial Board, Washington Post, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for abominable 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abominable
Adjective
  • My TikTok really blew up somewhere between my videos taste-testing a really disgusting medication and my series about dating.
    Brooke Eby, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Billions Of Jellyfish Wash Up On Beach By Jess Thomson Science Reporter 1 A plague of bizarre and disgusting balls that have washed up along popular beaches in Australia have been found to contain fecal bacteria.
    Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But 2024 Ohio State had the good fortune to suffer that awful day in the first year of a bigger Playoff.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • There is one ray of hope for United fans though amid the awful run of results.
    Ben Church, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.
    Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Traffic was horrible and the private crews can’t turn on a siren, ignore traffic laws, and drive on the wrong side of the road like public firefighters.
    Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • An ugly opt in: If there is no trade by Feb. 6, Butler then regains a degree of leverage with the right to invoke his $52.4 million player option next season.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2025
  • This underscores an ugly truth as to why California’s housing is grossly and unnecessarily expensive, and in short supply.
    Steve Forbes, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Rust is a big deal, as is the fact that many Panteras have been mangled by previous owners bestowing hideous enhancements (think bad celebrity plastic surgery) on otherwise desirable cars.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Also, there may be three outfits, but that’s less exciting when all three of them are hideous.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Respiratory viruses are continuing to spread across the United States, sickening millions of Americans.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Escaping the sickening air pollution triggered by the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles has become a game of which algorithm to trust.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Yes, this is an obscene price for a Qi wireless charger.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Still, justices questioned whether that might put the cost of protecting kids from obscene content online on phone makers like Apple or Google rather than the sites being regulated.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • But, in the meantime, students and teachers have returned to distance learning — which, for many, evoked a kind of dreadful déjà vu.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The Super Bowl-winning head coach would join Brady in bringing some credibility to a Las Vegas Raiders organization that’s coming off a dreadful four-win season.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025

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“Abominable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominable. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

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