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Recent Examples of gnarly
Roth and his colleagues also used this mathematical language to tackle another gnarly matching problem: assigning kids to public schools in the U.S.’s biggest cities.
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Max Springer, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2024
Skip the gnarly break-in period of other hiking boots and grab a pair of these ultra-comfy Newton Ridge Plus hiking boots instead.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
Billie Eilish wound up with a gnarly bruise after taking a tumble onstage.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The guitars are really gnarly and mangled with FX, while Gibby is exploring his Gibbytronix system of delays and pitch-shifting that slowed down and sped up his voice.
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
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Max Springer, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2024
Skip the gnarly break-in period of other hiking boots and grab a pair of these ultra-comfy Newton Ridge Plus hiking boots instead.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2024
Billie Eilish wound up with a gnarly bruise after taking a tumble onstage.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
The guitars are really gnarly and mangled with FX, while Gibby is exploring his Gibbytronix system of delays and pitch-shifting that slowed down and sped up his voice.
—Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnarly
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George Kittle On the ugly game: Being able to deal with all of that and still come out with a win.Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Poor Sue, who wins the challenge and has to wear that ugly bat signal around her neck.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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At least Gill thinks that coffee is disgusting too.Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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But being in your early thirties and playing yourself as a junior high school student and then surrounding yourself with age-appropriate actors who are actually going through that hellish rite of passage brings a whole new layer of cringe and humor.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Meanwhile, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) transforms into the Green Goblin and sets about making his former best friend’s life generally hellish.Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Denzel Washington was gruesomely low down in the dirt as a cop willing to wield his privilege against vulnerable Black and brown communities in 2001’s admittedly loathsome Training Day.Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
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Get this: This loathsome species is getting bigger and nastier thanks to climate change.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
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Not only that, but this is a great matchup for Brown against this horrid Jaguars defense.Matt Modi, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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That's the horrid reality for deaf and mute author Maddie Young (Kate Siegel), who retreats to a cabin in the woods to write her next book — only to become the target of a sadistic, taunting serial killer.James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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This relapse tumor meant Trent was battling a beastly form of the disease.Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Oct. 2024
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Star Wars icon Mark Hamill mourns Darth Vader actor James Earl Jones: 'RIP dad' One of Jones' most beloved roles was the kindly Mr. Mertle, the owner of the beastly Hercules and Goliath in The Sandlot and The Sandlot 2.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2024
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The report adds to other examples of hateful rhetoric spreading after Trump’s victory.Angela Yang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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While Reddit's unfiltered nature made moderating hateful comments almost impossible, both were grateful to have shared the moment.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Gnarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnarly. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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