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
But this breezy Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep sequel is a heck of a journalism movie.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
What the heck is Meta supposed to do now?
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Seriously, what the heck are these uniforms?
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The majority of the people who watch the show have no idea what the heck is going on.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
What the heck is Meta supposed to do now?
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Seriously, what the heck are these uniforms?
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The majority of the people who watch the show have no idea what the heck is going on.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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Maybe someday, someone will make a musical about a movie based on a musical that goes to hell when all of the top-level producers and creatives go to war against each other.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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The characters then cross the nine concentric circles of hell, beginning with Limbo and then various circles where the souls of those who commit different sins end up.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The inconsistent role wreaked havoc with his shot.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Just ask Panthers guard Robert Hunt, who has stories about Eagles fans climbing onto opposing team buses and wreaking havoc.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Becerra blunder The first ad that grabbed my attention was a quick-turn by San José Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan (still stuck in single-digit polling numbers), who jumped on Xavier Becerra’s first major mess-up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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That way, the bristles can cling to your skincare products instead of dripping into the brush’s base and making a mess.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Arches and natural bridges sweep like buttresses from jumbles of rock, giving this landscape a mystical, cathedral-like quality.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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