as in horror
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
permanently scarred by the sheer gruesomeness of what she had witnessed during the war
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Noun
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In a classic horror premise (a school dance in the ’80s, no less), a killer is picking off Shadyside High’s prom-queen candidates one by one.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 May 2025 -
Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to horror film Eye for an Eye from HanWay Films, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Pakistan, which has a history of providing clandestine support to the Taliban, has blamed the latter for providing a safe haven to terrorists who commit atrocities on Pakistani soil.—
Hasan Ali,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 May 2025
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But fighting had broken out across Sudan, and reports of atrocities were filtering in from the countryside: mass rapes, mass executions, torture.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Gruesomeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gruesomeness. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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