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
At times, Karlsson is horrific in the defensive zone, but that’s not new.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
That said, there are some absolutely horrific (in my view) gadgets out there.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Gun violence is such a horrific part of this society, and the statistics are so horrific for young people.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Many advertisers are concerned with how brand safe the gaming environment is, wanting to avoid being next to some horrific act of violence.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
That said, there are some absolutely horrific (in my view) gadgets out there.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Gun violence is such a horrific part of this society, and the statistics are so horrific for young people.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Many advertisers are concerned with how brand safe the gaming environment is, wanting to avoid being next to some horrific act of violence.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrific
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Surely Yellowstone, with its large predators and geothermal activity will deliver something gruesome.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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Realizing that the price of Remmick's offer is their souls, the living make a desperate last stand that results in the gruesome deaths of everyone but Smoke and Sammie.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Now a shocking new report has revealed the true extent to which the communication threat extends, with a staggering 30 malicious emails a day arriving on average.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 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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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
Adjective
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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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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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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 6 May. 2025.
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