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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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Then, in the distance, a camera flash lit up a hellish sight—wreathed in the smoke from village fires, a great black pipe organ, as tall as the houses on either side, heaved and rolled across the square.
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
Schedules of actors suddenly became hellish.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
This opening is riveting, but that’s just the beginning of this exciting novel, which follows as Smith is forced to navigate a hellish legal system in the unrealistic hope of clearing his name, all while reckoning with the public response to the mysterious death of his roommate and best friend.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
The latter in particular has a gorgeous overground section matched with a hellish underworld stretch, the blending of which make for some of Nintendo’s finest graphical work, with a masterpiece of a soundtrack to boot.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
Schedules of actors suddenly became hellish.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
This opening is riveting, but that’s just the beginning of this exciting novel, which follows as Smith is forced to navigate a hellish legal system in the unrealistic hope of clearing his name, all while reckoning with the public response to the mysterious death of his roommate and best friend.
—Ana Osorno, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
The latter in particular has a gorgeous overground section matched with a hellish underworld stretch, the blending of which make for some of Nintendo’s finest graphical work, with a masterpiece of a soundtrack to boot.
—Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Hellish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hellish. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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