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
In the present-day timeline, what the heck does that look like inside a scared 17-year-old who is not trying to survive in the wilderness and who has not been through that, but who maybe has an energy coursing through her, like the energy of that survival instinct of that experience?
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
Superman hasn't taken up his cape on the big screen since, well, whatever the heck was going on at the end of The Flash.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The Season Three finale of The White Lotus aired Sunday night, finally answering the season-long question: Who the heck dies in the end?
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
But what happens is that taxpayers sometimes take a legit tax provision (like for micro-captive insurance or conservation easements) and then twist the heck out of them.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2025
Superman hasn't taken up his cape on the big screen since, well, whatever the heck was going on at the end of The Flash.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The Season Three finale of The White Lotus aired Sunday night, finally answering the season-long question: Who the heck dies in the end?
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
But what happens is that taxpayers sometimes take a legit tax provision (like for micro-captive insurance or conservation easements) and then twist the heck out of them.
—Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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It’s said that during the festival, the gates of hell open and ghosts visit earth.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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That lends credence to the authors’ hypotheses that hell ants were widely distributed, as well as great travelers.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That doesn’t include further havoc caused during the upcoming rainy season.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Brady Tkachuk is considered an X-factor in this series because of his ability to create havoc in the corners and in front of the net.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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And, just as quickly, they were derided for their tendency to disintegrate into a mushy mess.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Mona Sunset and Natural Runner Runners are great for hallways and kitchens where messes are inevitable.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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Baker also leads the orchestra, which sounds grand — although the sound in the arts center’s Pugh Theater often left musicians, lead singers and chorus all at the same level, with actors speaking over all of it at the same time to create a sonic jumble.—
Matthew J. Palm,
Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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