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 each of these cases, the Attorney General’s Office obtained justice for victims and their families — justice that would not have been likely if these horrific crimes weren’t recorded on video.
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Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Perkins had audiences in a chokehold last year with Longlegs, his creepy tale of an FBI agent on a mission to solve the mystery behind the horrific killing spree terrorizing her neighborhood.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Although the mortal backstory and the threats to the family turn out to be truly horrific, the mystery is as airtight as that of any studio-era entertainment.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
This individual’s conduct and language were vile, disgusting, unacceptable, and horrific and have no place in our workplace and society.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2025
Perkins had audiences in a chokehold last year with Longlegs, his creepy tale of an FBI agent on a mission to solve the mystery behind the horrific killing spree terrorizing her neighborhood.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Although the mortal backstory and the threats to the family turn out to be truly horrific, the mystery is as airtight as that of any studio-era entertainment.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
This individual’s conduct and language were vile, disgusting, unacceptable, and horrific and have no place in our workplace and society.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrific
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Shanks brilliantly paces the story out with several pieces of foreshadowing, including a rat king as symbolism for toxic codependency, mirroring a gruesome story Tim tells Millie about his father’s death and his mother’s mental health.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Unlike the gruesome, bloodthirsty creatures of classic films and literature, Cullen and his family abstain from drinking the blood of humans.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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When a shocking event takes place, many organizations try to send communications out quickly—and these messages tend to be rushed, emotionally driven and sometimes poorly worded or executed.—
Charlotte Sweeney OBE,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Proud Boys espouse a vague political ideology of unfettered free speech and nationalism, expressed through offensive language, controversial memes and shocking imagery.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Traffic was horrible and the private crews can’t turn on a siren, ignore traffic laws, and drive on the wrong side of the road like public firefighters.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article California’s blazing wildfires and last year’s destructive hurricanes in the Southeast are frightening examples of the dramatic impacts of climate change.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025
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Coming full circle, the FBI also warned users to beware this frightening new threat in a special advisory last month.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrific. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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