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as in horrible
causing fear
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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as in awful
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
a horrendous breach of good manners that should not escape censure
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as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
emergency room personnel did not flinch even from the most horrendous injuries
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Recent Examples of horrendous
Wonder Woman was pretty good, though its horrendous sequel ruined it for me.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Cooper Rush wasn’t horrendous for Dallas but that team has no confidence.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
The former hasn’t been consistent and the latter has been horrendous.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Unless John Mara and Steve Tisch are OK with being the laughingstock that lost to the horrendous Carolina Panthers with the world watching, 20-17 in overtime, on Sunday in Munich, Germany.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Cooper Rush wasn’t horrendous for Dallas but that team has no confidence.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
The former hasn’t been consistent and the latter has been horrendous.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Unless John Mara and Steve Tisch are OK with being the laughingstock that lost to the horrendous Carolina Panthers with the world watching, 20-17 in overtime, on Sunday in Munich, Germany.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrendous
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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As a unit, the Bengals defense has been awful, only scoring four PPG, which is the 4th least in the NFL.Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But even if the company succeeds, internet users have a way of pushing the boundaries of new tools like this until every possible awful output has been demonstrated.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Former detainees at the horrific Saydnaya prison near Damascus said Amer had disappeared in mid-April 2015 after being tortured there.Raja Razek, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Eric Gordon was also supposed to provide some secondary ball-handling off the bench in theory, but the soon-to-be 36-year-old is off to a horrific start this season.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The paranormal phenomena spooking Spongebob and Squidward has a mundane explanation, but the entity flickering the lights turns out to be none other than Nosferatu, who reassures them with a terrifying smile; amusingly, Spongebob and Squidward are relieved to see him.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the early hours of New Year's Day 2021 in Canton, Georgia, Morgan Metzer was awakened to a terrifying sight.Michael Loftus, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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In a Hungarian cartoon from around 1951, Churchill is seen as an ugly villain, ready to set households and factories on fire.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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For many people, finding the perfect ugly Christmas sweater is an annual tradition.Shea Simmons, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Police think the gruesome gunshot death is suicide.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Prehistoric Rock Art Sites Created 'Multisensory Experience' For Hunter-Gatherers By Aristos Georgiou Science and Health Reporter 0 A collection of prehistoric human remains has revealed gruesome insights into a brutal massacre that took place more than 4,000 years ago.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jack McBrayer plays a flustered resort concierge who delivers the terrible news to two bridezilla-esque adults who won’t be walking down the aisle in white but are still very invested in the nuptials.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Food is terrible, the vibe is off, absolutely trash.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Horrendous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrendous. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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