as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
horrific images of the devastation spurred many people to give generously
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Recent Examples of horrific
In response, Hamas launched its horrific October 7, 2023, attack.
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The best of them entertained visitors with the familiar, provoked them with the horrific, and even, should the visitor choose to notice, hinted at novel ways of seeing the world.
—Peter Saenger, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
When the young Nazi hunter is killed, Lieberman heads to Paraguay to uncover a truth that turns out to be horrific.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors say the case was particularly horrific and that Ford's execution will be justice served.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Maha Yahya, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
The best of them entertained visitors with the familiar, provoked them with the horrific, and even, should the visitor choose to notice, hinted at novel ways of seeing the world.
—Peter Saenger, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
When the young Nazi hunter is killed, Lieberman heads to Paraguay to uncover a truth that turns out to be horrific.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Prosecutors say the case was particularly horrific and that Ford's execution will be justice served.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrific
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The gruesome murder occurred after an argument about fraudulent credit card charges, prosecutors said.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Over everything hovers the gruesome mystery of birth, that unnerving manifestation of female destiny by which a small person is formed within a larger one and bursts out like the alien in Alien.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
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This gripping series takes viewers into insidious modern-day cults through the unique lens of members who endured unspeakable trauma and the shocking investigations into these oppressive groups.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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The shocking move by Topuria left the door open for Volkanovski to return to featherweight for an immediate title fight against Lopes.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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There are so many horrible things happening in the world.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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Still, a light at the end of this very horrible long tunnel might be a bit more visible at this time.—
Greg Palkot,
Fox News,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is, on paper, a terrible idea for all involved.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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State of play: Cleveland is terrible at planting trees.—
Sam Allard,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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The key, psychologists say, is the emotional weight of those headlines’ content—especially for people who find what’s happening in the U.S. today to be genuinely frightening.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2025
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Bates is frightening in her stillness, which makes Annie’s sudden bursts of violence all the more horrifying.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrific. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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