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We've been having hellish weather lately.
The battlefield was a hellish scene of death and destruction.
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Finding the beauty in that hellish croak — something that Josh Groban was able to do in the last Broadway revival — can prove exceptionally difficult.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
This season takes a hellish turn, as our caveman protagonist encounters undead and other paranormal enemies.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But a chance encounter with the hellish Hessian at the moment of his beheading lights a fire in Sarah, giving her the power to overcome those who have wronged her and grow into a fearsome witch.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
The wrinkle in this case is that many remember 2016 both as a hellish tragedy and the last gasp of anything like normality.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
This season takes a hellish turn, as our caveman protagonist encounters undead and other paranormal enemies.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But a chance encounter with the hellish Hessian at the moment of his beheading lights a fire in Sarah, giving her the power to overcome those who have wronged her and grow into a fearsome witch.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
The wrinkle in this case is that many remember 2016 both as a hellish tragedy and the last gasp of anything like normality.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Hellish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hellish. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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