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as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
thank you for sparing us from the lurid details of the story
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as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
the doctor was alarmed by the patient's lurid complexion was lurid after a long winter spent indoors
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as in sensational
arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction
the lurid news reports about the romance between the two Hollywood stars
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Recent Examples of lurid
However, the lurid thoughts communicated in Johanne’s prose are enough to send Kristin and Karin into a spiral over how Johanne could possibly have come to felt this way.
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
His lurid saga — set in the tropics, the plot revolving around deceit and a dead body — would be just the sort of onscreen story PMI specialized in financing.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Historian Andrew Lownie's new book Entitled charts the rise and fall of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson with lurid details about Jeffrey Epstein, alleged mistreatment of staff and more.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Hearst and other publishers, like Joseph Pulitzer, saw circulation spikes from their vivid, lurid, and constant coverage, facilitated by new technologies that brought battlefield color to readers at telegraphic speed.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
His lurid saga — set in the tropics, the plot revolving around deceit and a dead body — would be just the sort of onscreen story PMI specialized in financing.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Historian Andrew Lownie's new book Entitled charts the rise and fall of Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson with lurid details about Jeffrey Epstein, alleged mistreatment of staff and more.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Hearst and other publishers, like Joseph Pulitzer, saw circulation spikes from their vivid, lurid, and constant coverage, facilitated by new technologies that brought battlefield color to readers at telegraphic speed.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lurid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurid
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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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Morfydd Clark, pallid at first, has some emotive scenes at the wedding when Ophelia rails at Hamlet for turning away from her.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Yet senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk recently took one of those pallid lumps and coaxed utter brilliance from it.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
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The French quartet, which ranks on the short list of the greatest metal acts of all time, is absolutely sensational in concert and should pretty easily top Korn, Blink-182 and other big-name acts on the Aftershock bill.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Tuesday, scoring the tying and winning runs in sensational fashion in the bottom of the ninth inning.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ward's attorney, Joanna Green, acknowledged the horrific nature of the crimes but said Ward has expressed remorse for committing them.—
Kristine Phillips,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
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The horrific attack this morning at a Dallas ICE facility was a targeted act of violence and hate.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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Here, hollowed eyes, pale complexions, bleached or barely there brows and bold lips were encouraged.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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This week, a gentle, pale boy is presenting on Martin Lindauer, who made foundational observations about scout bees—the bees who search out sites to build new hives.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The former vice-president’s characterizations of peers such as Pete Buttigieg (talented but too gay for the America to accept as her running mate), and Josh Shapiro (an egoist) are not particularly juicy, but have already caused bad blood.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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That’s the most shocking thing.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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As if that wasn’t enough motivation, the Horned Frogs (3-1, 0-1 Big 12) will face Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes (2-3, 0-2) for the first time since Sanders led the Buffs to a shocking 45-42 upset in Fort Worth to open the 2023 season.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Until Saturday, Scott — accustomed to wearing prison blue — had two shirts and two pairs of pants, but Sanders took him to Ross Dress for Less for some colorful, new clothes.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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The lunar event will appear brighter and more colorful than most full moons, offering several nights of striking views just after sunset.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Lurid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurid. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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