1
as in inferno
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
condemned to hell for their sins
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2
as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
picking cotton under the hot summer sun was hell
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3
as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
all hell broke loose when the jury's verdict was announced
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Recent Examples of hell
Just don't forget the tissues — this movie packs one hell of an emotional punch.
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The anxiety beforehand about having a flare up in addition to having to deal with it actually happening is hell.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
By Barry Levitt January 30, 2025 2:50 PM EST
Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) went through hell in the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s The Recruit, barely making it out alive following an unsparingly violent mission.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Having reached her breaking point, Kimmie slammed her car right into Body, a fellow stripper who spent the entirety of Part 1 making Kimmie’s life a living hell.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The anxiety beforehand about having a flare up in addition to having to deal with it actually happening is hell.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025
By Barry Levitt January 30, 2025 2:50 PM EST
Owen Hendricks (Noah Centineo) went through hell in the Season 1 finale of Netflix’s The Recruit, barely making it out alive following an unsparingly violent mission.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Having reached her breaking point, Kimmie slammed her car right into Body, a fellow stripper who spent the entirety of Part 1 making Kimmie’s life a living hell.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell
Noun
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This inferno killed at least 12 people, both civilians and firefighters.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Most of all, the recurring visions of flames and matches that flicker through the depraved fever dreams of Wild at Heart (1990), a movie in which incandescent imagery looms so large that the opening credits unfold against an inferno of Halloween-orange flames.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2025
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Marshmallow centers on Morgan (played by Kue Lawrence), an introverted 12-year-old suffering from nightmares who heads to a secluded summer camp.—
Ryan Gajewski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2025
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Different batteries and chargers and hookups and other details make for a logistical nightmare, Defense News reported in 2022.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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Protecting The Future Of 5G And AI The U.S. government has reported that Chinese nation-state threat actor groups have been causing havoc to U.S. critical infrastructure, including telecommunications services.—
Anand Oswal,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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For over a year, bird flu has caused havoc in the farming industry, leading to millions of dead birds and thousands of sick cows – and causing egg prices to run up.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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In four lines, the poetry soars and plummets, travels up into the cosmos and back down into the abyss.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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There is the abyss of self-doubt and insecurity on one hand, the desire to create something unique and universally admired on the other, and jealousy and envy in the middle.—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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As Dieter screamed in agony, Kier fled to the waterfall to escape the sound.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
7 Feb. 2025
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The woman continued to experience abdominal pain for years after her procedure, but the source of the agony could not be explained by her doctors, the lawsuit said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The fund did lower its payout after the 2022 mess, leaving itself room to buy bargains.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Mark Critchley has a full explainer on the financial mess.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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One of the few remaining positives in his life is upended before the pilot comes to a close, pushing poor Ted that much further into misery.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2025
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Human misery and environmental devastation proved the cost of turning coffee from a luxury good into a staple.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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