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
If that comes to fruition, the league is in for one heck of a series.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
There’s a corner right in his face trying to jam the heck out of him, and there’s a safety over the top.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Netflix was producing its first ever baseball game, trying to create a legacy that extended beyond Grandpa wondering how the heck to watch the game.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Even dour Eva is a coffee addict and a heck of a karaoke singer.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
There’s a corner right in his face trying to jam the heck out of him, and there’s a safety over the top.
—Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Netflix was producing its first ever baseball game, trying to create a legacy that extended beyond Grandpa wondering how the heck to watch the game.
—Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2026
Even dour Eva is a coffee addict and a heck of a karaoke singer.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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Brash, confident, possibly irreverent, and out there, looking to make life hell for everyone who played San Francisco.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Mike Johnson, leader of the House of Representatives, said hell no to what his Republicans in the Senate said yes to.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Aquarians are all about maintaining the good of the group, and rarely like to cause havoc.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Working low to high, causing havoc on the forecheck, getting pucks back.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When Angie spills the smoothie accidentally, PAT’s floor absorbers are activated, and the mess literally disappears into the floorboards.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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Now, to be fair, this season has been a mess from a health standpoint.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 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 7 Apr. 2026.
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