as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order
it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
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Recent Examples of heck
Olivia Rodrigo is taking her advocacy off the stage and turning it into one heck of an event.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
But what the heck will this show even be about?
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Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
The grandkids and grandpa are enjoying the heck out of life.
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Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Today, Willamette and other regions thrive, adhering to some of the nation’s most progressive sustainability practices while also selling the heck out of some wine.
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Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for heck
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
But what the heck will this show even be about?
—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
The grandkids and grandpa are enjoying the heck out of life.
—
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Today, Willamette and other regions thrive, adhering to some of the nation’s most progressive sustainability practices while also selling the heck out of some wine.
—
Katie Kelly Bell,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for heck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
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Flying straight from the merry Riverlands into the somber halls of Dragonstone is one hell of a comedown, but Daemon never struggles to access his dark side.
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Avery met his wife Sally Michael–a hell of an artist in her own right–in Cape Ann and the couple honeymooned there in 1926 before moving to New York and meeting Gottlieb and Rothko.
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The beloved southern elephant seal, Neil the Seal, is back in Tasmania, causing havoc yet again and garnering fans through his antics.
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Those same issues have ships and planes on high alert in the Middle East, and the ongoing conflict across the region is causing havoc for civilian applications like ride-hailing and food delivery.
Noun
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The reason can be explained by a Japanese proverb about the importance of leaving no mess.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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