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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Hogg’s political genesis began as a senior at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland when the horrific shooting occurred in 2018.—
Maximo Bratter,
The Orlando Sentinel,
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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But then what looked like a tap-in par on the long par-three eighth turned into a shocking miss.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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When Burns bogeyed the par-3 16th, missing an eight-foot par putt that seemed shocking for a player whose play on the greens had been incredible all week, Spaun saved par with a clutch second shot that put him five feet from the cup.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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And these are the same Oilers who, after a terrible 6-1 loss in Game 3 to the Panthers, overcame a three-goal deficit in Game 4 to even the series.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Outside of getting to play a grand slam event in his backyard, Thomas has been downright terrible in the sport's four biggest tournaments.—
Gerrit Ritt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 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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