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Recent Examples of gnarly
These gnarly operating environments are challenging for regular trucks and more so for autonomous trucks.
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Her character Lyla began as the head cheerleader and girlfriend to star football player Jason Street (Scott Porter), until Jason was paralyzed in the series premiere from a gnarly block during a game.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
She's confronted with all sorts of horrors, including terrifying mannequin-like creatures, a flowery monster, and some pretty gnarly effects.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Theo James stars as twin brothers Hal and Bill, who reconnect to destroy the toy — though, of course, this is an Oz Perkins film, so expect some gnarly, unsettling kills along the way.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Her character Lyla began as the head cheerleader and girlfriend to star football player Jason Street (Scott Porter), until Jason was paralyzed in the series premiere from a gnarly block during a game.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025
She's confronted with all sorts of horrors, including terrifying mannequin-like creatures, a flowery monster, and some pretty gnarly effects.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Theo James stars as twin brothers Hal and Bill, who reconnect to destroy the toy — though, of course, this is an Oz Perkins film, so expect some gnarly, unsettling kills along the way.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnarly
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The Heat finished with an ugly 12-34 record against opponents that finished this regular season with a .500 record or better.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2025
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The biggest storyline in the series, however, has been all of the ugly hits and bad blood between the two state rivals.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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PreSonus has also added something called a soft start circuit that stops the speakers from making the hideous thumping sound that some speakers can produce when they are turned on or off.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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It must be emphasized that these companies are not just enabling hideous criminal activity, but directly profiting from it.—
Aaron Ping,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
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The fridge was smelly and disgusting before it was replaced about a week later.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Few things in this war have been more morally disgusting than the present hunt after traitors and Quislings.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Creating hip-hop is one among the many ways Black people have persevered in the U.S. Universities and other exclusionary institutions helped sustain – and, in certain ways, continue to benefit from – hellish conditions like those created by slavery.—
A.D. Carson,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2025
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All ends peacefully with a romantic closing image, before things get too hellish.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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If going through boxes is a particularly loathsome task, set a timer once a week for 30 minutes to start hacking away one cardboard box at a time.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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Thune also often praises wind energy—a booming industry in his home state—even though Trump considers turbines loathsome eyesores.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Raiders endured a horrid 2024 season running the football.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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Beyond the chaotic rise of every brood lies one of nature’s most grotesque manipulations — a horrid affair that keeps this species alive against the odds.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This would be a more monumental climb given the beastly nature of the Western Conference.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
30 Jan. 2025
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Talbot’s reluctant transformation into the title monster and Jack Pierce’s special-effects makeup remain iconic, responsible for the dominant cultural perception of how a werewolf looks and feels — even as cinematic werewolves have become beastlier in the decades since.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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Of note: Your Content must not be false, defamatory, misleading or hateful, or infringe any copyright or any other third-party rights or otherwise be unlawful.—
Catherine Pearson,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Now, imagine a flood of political images, hateful memes and mocking videos from domestic and foreign sources taking over social media.—
Ernesto Verdeja,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Gnarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnarly. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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