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
This critical series cinematically captures the horrific terrorism that stunned the world on October 7 with harrowing precision and inspires with these true-life stories of heroism and heartbreak.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
Although the Sister’s Place girls who disappeared met horrific deaths, Roach conveys this with innuendo and Nev’s dark memories without going into specifics.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
The scenes were horrific and the actions to eliminate the terrorists brave.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Unlike the comics — assuming Economos is correct — Sasha was transformed not by another cyborg, but in the aftermath of a horrific car accident.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
Although the Sister’s Place girls who disappeared met horrific deaths, Roach conveys this with innuendo and Nev’s dark memories without going into specifics.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2025
The scenes were horrific and the actions to eliminate the terrorists brave.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Unlike the comics — assuming Economos is correct — Sasha was transformed not by another cyborg, but in the aftermath of a horrific car accident.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrific
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The crew have put two giant skeletons with their arms in the air like gruesome wacky waving inflatable tube men at the Farm's entrance to catch your eye and indicate where the spooky fun is at.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fake blood trapped between the layers bursts out at the incision point, replicating in gruesome detail the sensation of real bleeding.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
25 Sep. 2025
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Once Bledsoe received a clean bill of health, then-Patriots coach Bill Belichick made the shocking decision to stick with Brady as the starting quarterback.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ironically enough, at this time a year ago, the Tigers were closing in on a shocking playoff berth after selling at the trade deadline and winning 31 of their last 44 games.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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That sounds absolutely horrible.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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Their ratings are also horrible.—
William Earl,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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Our prayers are with the victims and their families during this terrible tragedy.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Rather, the wretched truth is a reminder that history’s wins are often, if not always, accompanied by terrible loss — that, sometimes, what was cast as victory may have actually been defeat.—
Andrea Williams,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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That alone would be nightmare enough, but this debate has been constructed and is moderated by Sam Reich.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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To be clear, political violence is barbaric and horrifying.—
Billy Eichner,
Rolling Stone,
21 Sep. 2025
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The crime itself was horrifying.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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The sixth inning also featured a frightening moment when Cleveland’s David Fry, squaring around to bunt, took a 99 mph fastball from Skubal off his face, crumpling to the dirt as Skubal reacted with distress.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Visitors enter a space of torture featuring frightening medical tests and experiments.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrific. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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