variants
also grewsome
as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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Recent Examples of gruesome
Horror Nights visitors will return to Camp Crystal Lake where the gruesome legend of the machete-wielding slasher Jason Voorhees was born when the new Friday the 13th maze comes to the annual Halloween event at Universal Studios Hollywood.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Unfortunately, back in the 2023 NFL season, Chubb suffered a gruesome knee injury for the second time in his career while playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Opening statements were set to begin in the latest case involving Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho woman who has been convicted in at least four murders, including the gruesome killings of her two youngest children.
—Miguel Torres, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The 2022 first-round pick did a ton of work behind the scenes last season to recover from a gruesome injury to play toward the end of the year.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 June 2025
Unfortunately, back in the 2023 NFL season, Chubb suffered a gruesome knee injury for the second time in his career while playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
Opening statements were set to begin in the latest case involving Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho woman who has been convicted in at least four murders, including the gruesome killings of her two youngest children.
—Miguel Torres, USA Today, 6 June 2025
The 2022 first-round pick did a ton of work behind the scenes last season to recover from a gruesome injury to play toward the end of the year.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gruesome
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Remember the horrific pro-Western regime of the Shah with its 150,000+ political prisoners?—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
21 June 2025
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Even the hill opposite, which is free to attend, is noticeably quieter, although the horrific, endless rain will have something to do with that.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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And in addition to the swing itself, his overall approach at the plate has always been horrible.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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With guidance from Benny’s older sister and her campus-legend boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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The 6-foot-7 forward will join Kyrie Irving and Anthony Davis with the Mavericks, who are looking to turn around the franchise following the shocking midseason trade of Luka Dončić in February.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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The Paris heavyweight routed Atletico Madrid 4-0 in their Club World Cup opening game, suffered a shocking 1-0 upset by Brazilian club Botafogo in their second match, and then beat the Seattle Sounders 2-0 to clinch first place in the group.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
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Rarely great, and consistently cringey in that NHL way we’re used to by now, but rarely terrible.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Even the ones that aren’t strictly evil in the biblical sense are often prone to doing terrible things.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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What’s more, the Steelers failed to score a first-drive touchdown all season, were awful in the red zone, were awful on first down, and mostly awful in short yardage.—
Tribune Content Agency,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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Outcomes for what’s referred to as ‘children in care’ remain unacceptably awful.—
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Which isn’t to say that the film isn’t frightening.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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The fumes are certainly easier to ignore or deny than the visceral, immediate violence of serial murder—which is much rarer, and yet, for many, much more frightening.—
Sarah Weinman,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2025
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gruesome. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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