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
For the president, for Billy and for every one of us who went through hell to get here.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
This would be fine in previous seasons, where the ’90s storyline propelled each episode with fresh hell in every episode.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.
—Jon MacHota, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
With world leaders and the Prime Minister of Japan gathered for the President’s summit to sell this idea of a worldwide treaty, gunfire and all hell breaks out as one of the guests invited by Sam suddenly tries to assassinate Ross.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
This would be fine in previous seasons, where the ’90s storyline propelled each episode with fresh hell in every episode.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.
—Jon MacHota, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
With world leaders and the Prime Minister of Japan gathered for the President’s summit to sell this idea of a worldwide treaty, gunfire and all hell breaks out as one of the guests invited by Sam suddenly tries to assassinate Ross.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell
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The inferno that raged across the Palisades on Jan. 7 took thousands of homes and several lives.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Despite tens of billions of dollars spent so far in California alone to reduce the risk of electric ignition, last month's infernos suggest that much more needs to be done to make sure the electric grid does not contribute to more tragedy.—
Jeff Young,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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The 1974 Best Picture Award Was Interrupted by an Onstage Streaker While most people have nightmares about being naked onstage in front of a massive group of people, 33-year-old Robert Opel did it voluntarily… during the most anticipated moment of Hollywood’s biggest night!—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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Miller followed up a promising rookie year with a nightmare 2024, putting up an 8.52 ERA in 13 starts.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The side chat, though, was all about the email invitation, which had inspired dozens of famous recipients to not just reply but reply-all, causing inbox havoc among the publishing and comedy elite.—
Paula Aceves,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Grant consistently gets into the backfield as a two-technique player, creating havoc on rushing downs.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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With 60 minutes of run time remaining, the film has no choice but to slink into the abyss to die.—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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In March 2020, the U.S. economy seemed to be spiraling into an abyss.—
John Jennings,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Challenges of rebuilding Victims who lost homes will be faced with the decision whether to rebuild — which can be agony.—
Tony Saavedra,
Orange County Register,
24 Feb. 2025
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Then, Cara’s killshot was followed by her screams of agony at her dire circumstances.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 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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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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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 11 Mar. 2025.
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