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Recent Examples of grimness
The frenetic energy serves to propel the watcher to each new twist and reveal, eschewing a grimness that would otherwise bring down the mood.
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Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 May 2026
Despite the grimness of the scene, the tone of the song is peppy and disorientingly pretty, with a shivery Dorian twist in its churning melody.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 19 May 2026
An ugly first period added to the initial grimness.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
There is some positive news amid the grimness.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Dark, eerie, and paranoid (for good reason), the eight-episode season shifts back and forth from the casual grimness of an unwelcoming reality to the shocking frights of a stoner’s worst nightmare (the latter of which is shrewdly motivated by Rachel regularly smoking pot).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2026
The shot doubles down on the grimness of the story.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Any grimness is offset by Cory’s love for his canine best friends who are as carefully drawn as the humans.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Happily, there are pleasures that precede this grimness.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 24 May 2026
Despite the grimness of the scene, the tone of the song is peppy and disorientingly pretty, with a shivery Dorian twist in its churning melody.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 19 May 2026
An ugly first period added to the initial grimness.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
There is some positive news amid the grimness.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Dark, eerie, and paranoid (for good reason), the eight-episode season shifts back and forth from the casual grimness of an unwelcoming reality to the shocking frights of a stoner’s worst nightmare (the latter of which is shrewdly motivated by Rachel regularly smoking pot).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2026
The shot doubles down on the grimness of the story.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Any grimness is offset by Cory’s love for his canine best friends who are as carefully drawn as the humans.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
Happily, there are pleasures that precede this grimness.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grimness
Noun
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Tennis champion Carrie Soto is the best player the world has ever seen — her ferocity and determination to win at any cost propelled her to 20 Grand Slam titles, shattering record after record.—
Kayla Olson,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
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The 1921 hurricane season was when many Orlandoans saw the ferocity of a tropical cyclone for the first time.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Most importantly, Kaiser went on national radio and warned that democracy itself could not survive if America returned to the greed, monopoly and economic cruelty that had scarred the industrial age.—
Tom Debley,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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O'Neill was charged with 19 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty, two dog housing violations and one misdemeanor for violating bail conditions from his previous charges, according to DPH.—
Marcella Baietto,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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This savagery can last up to a week before the mature larvae fall to the ground.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
9 June 2026
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While our money would be on The Last Son of Krypton in a main card matchup, Lobo fights dirty with a level of primal savagery that just might put the Big Blue Boy Scout and his cousin down for a few rounds.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The ferociousness of the defending champs can be, has been, overwhelming for most.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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Here, sea level rise is accelerating at some of the most extreme rates on Earth, while hurricanes increasingly are swirling ashore with an unprecedented ferociousness.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For over 30 years, Judy Reyes has graced Hollywood with her fierceness.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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While the Panthers might have other, bigger needs on Day 2 of the draft, Rivers plays with a fierceness and energy that Morgan can certainly appreciate.—
Mike Kaye
March 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Unfortunately, Florida’s leaders seem to have set their sights on any reminder that the state’s historic brutality should still inspire action today.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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More than a decade later, Ike Barinholtz is opening up about the Police Academy reboot that was scrapped amid a rise in lethal police brutality.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
Noun
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Chiarella takes time between bouts of danger to show affection and intimacy that, in defiance of teen-slasher formula, isn’t immediately penalized with sadism.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Here, animals serve as vessels for our worst impulses, suffering at the point where curiosity turns to sadism, domination to cruelty, and self-interest to neglect.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
Noun
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This is pure hatred, and condemning this kind of inhumanity shouldn’t be hard.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
3 June 2026
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Their willingness to film their inhumanity echoed the Nazis of the Third Reich, who likewise filmed their mass atrocities.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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“Grimness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grimness. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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