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Recent Examples of gnarly
Boston traffic was too gnarly on Wednesday, so the bus turned around.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The two riders went ballistic, threading gnarly chutes and throwing creative tricks off of Kirkwood’s iconic Y-spine.
—Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
Yurachek argued that the committee took the Crimson Tide's complete body of work, including a gnarly 31-17 loss to Florida State in Week 1, and thought that mattered more than how Alabama performed in a playoff-like atmosphere.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
A little bit, which is why Bud has dope action scenes and does some gnarly things.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2026
The two riders went ballistic, threading gnarly chutes and throwing creative tricks off of Kirkwood’s iconic Y-spine.
—Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
Yurachek argued that the committee took the Crimson Tide's complete body of work, including a gnarly 31-17 loss to Florida State in Week 1, and thought that mattered more than how Alabama performed in a playoff-like atmosphere.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
A little bit, which is why Bud has dope action scenes and does some gnarly things.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnarly
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Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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And if his squad’s current mini-break produces a similar result — Missouri entered the holiday break with an ugly Braggin’ Rights loss to Illinois but came out of it with an upset of Florida — Gates would no doubt be pleased.—
Ally Schiepp,
Kansas City Star,
6 Feb. 2026
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The hideous curbside piles of frozen slush blocking New York City streets have a name.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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That this hideous crime was executed by 15-year-old young adults is horrifying.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Hearing disgusting lies spread about my brother is absolutely gut-wrenching, and my family is deeply grateful so many people have stood up and helped tell his truth.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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At one point a couple of years ago, Microsoft even used malware-like pop-ups in a disgusting overreach.—
Tom Warren,
The Verge,
29 Jan. 2026
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Finding the beauty in that hellish croak — something that Josh Groban was able to do in the last Broadway revival — can prove exceptionally difficult.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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This season takes a hellish turn, as our caveman protagonist encounters undead and other paranormal enemies.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the show’s first episode, Jaquel Spivey, who starred in the Broadway production of A Strange Loop, a musical about the experience of being a self-hating fat gay Black man, is introduced as a loathsome incel.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
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That’s why New York keeps filling up with loathsome real estate — big dumb buildings shaped by a plethora of constraints and corner-cutting conventions.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
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Not signing Calais Campbell — or finding an adequate replacement — led to the horrid run defense that contributed to the 0-3 start.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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Looking horrid while wearing yellow as of late?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
5 Dec. 2025
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But Jere Cordell, of San Diego, swears the beastly carrier USS Nimitz won an impromptu drag race against slender cruisers a half-century ago off Norfolk, Va.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Dec. 2025
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Which is a testament to her incredible ability and power as an actor to be taking on two of the most canonical, beastly parts for women in literature.—
Tessa Thompson,
IndieWire,
30 Nov. 2025
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This is not the first time that Peacock has taken to social media to ask viewers to refrain from sending hateful messages.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
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Since 2004, Orange County also has been predominantly nonwhite, but some conservative families, such as Woodward’s, bond over a hateful ideology.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Gnarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnarly. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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