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
Long before his horrific injury (and incredible comeback) in Washington, the quarterback was selected first overall in the 2005 NFL draft.
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Getting in and out of College Park after big football games remains horrific.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
The accident, one of the most horrific (and preventable) aviation disasters in South American history, resulted in nearly 200 deaths.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The show was originally set for Jan. 12, but was postponed twice due to the horrific wildfires in the Los Angeles area that began on Jan. 7.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Getting in and out of College Park after big football games remains horrific.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025
The accident, one of the most horrific (and preventable) aviation disasters in South American history, resulted in nearly 200 deaths.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The show was originally set for Jan. 12, but was postponed twice due to the horrific wildfires in the Los Angeles area that began on Jan. 7.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrific
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For some, watching the film might seem like a gruesome voyeuristic act, even if the scene in question is not a part of the final cut.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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David Carpenter was sentenced to death in 1984 for the murders of more than half a dozen people along Northern California hiking trails between 1979 and 1981, a gruesome spree that earned him the nickname Trailside Killer.—
Hannah Wiley,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Then, in 1903, news broke of a shocking massacre in the town of Kishinev, in the southwestern reaches of the Russian Empire.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a shocking twist that nobody would've believed a week ago, the Browns spent their final pick, in the fifth round, on Shedeur Sanders.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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One of our group hunted it on a rainy afternoon — traditionally a horrible time to bag a bird — and killed a 3-year-old tom. —A.M. Don’t Become Overly Reliant on Your Cameras Cameras aren’t magic.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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United have fallen massively and it’s been a terrible watch all season, bar a couple of highs.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Public interest in the film intensified after a stroke of terrible happenstance.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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After the frightening threat, the man suddenly ran off in an unknown direction.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Serena Joy Waterford is among the most frightening, dead-hearted women ever written for the small screen.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrific. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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