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as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
the depression that has enshrouded her since the death of her husband is a Gehenna from which she may never be released
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as in hell
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
in a fire-and-brimstone sermon, the evangelist warned those assembled that they faced the fires of Gehenna if they failed to repent
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Not to be overly dramatic, but dressing up for the office is basically my nightmare.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026 -
That perfect life becomes a nightmare, or is revealed to have been one all along.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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The gates of hell are opened — and Maria (Sarah Sherman) is thrown out the window three times!—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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Denver author Josiah Hesse was raised by Evangelical parents in churches that believe in the torments of hell, that their poverty is due to their sinfulness and lack of faith.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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That data may suffer from recency bias—the last memory of fans who enjoy part of a great match but eventually lose their seat is negative, whereas fans who waited for hours to get into the end of a great match may forget the agony of the wait.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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One lives vicariously with the band through the agony of the days when creativity was limited by how much tape was available or how much space there was on a single album without making the perilous leap to double.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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In a disturbing incident in the northern city of Rasht, regime forces shot unarmed civilians trying to escape an inferno engulfing its bazaar.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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They were fanned into a near-inferno by comments from administration officials blaming him for what had occurred.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
26 Jan. 2026
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Here, Seyfried captures the inner conflict of Ann Lee’s torment and trauma along with the ecstatic release of her religious practice.—
Mark Olsen,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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That is the specific, high-grade torment of this Saturday’s rubber match between the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Embracing misery is one kind of defiance; demanding to be heard is another.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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This year, more than usual, a group of Florida lawmakers are clinging to a Biblical-sounding principle — and doing their best to ensure that the wages of sin are, at the very least, misery.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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Gibney’s film doesn’t ease into it at all, opening with a clip of the attack, squarely dropping us into the horror of it.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Feb. 2026
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The evening promised a few local art vendors and a mystery screening of a 1980s horror movie.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Feb. 2026
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Their parents, David and Louise Turpin, pleaded guilty to 14 charges, including torture and false imprisonment, and in 2019 were sentenced to 25 years to life.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rodríguez also announced the shutdown of Helicoide, a prison in Caracas where torture and other human rights abuses have been repeatedly documented by independent organizations.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Gehenna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Gehenna. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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