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
The kitchen is dated as heck but roomy enough and windowed.
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Katie McDonough, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2025
The stock was selling for $1,400 a share, and who the heck wanted to buy a $1,400 stock?
—Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Why the heck does this project exist is, of course, my primary inquiry.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Vince has one heck of a lead, but while Ashley struggles to find all her puzzle pieces, Vince is completely botching the days his fellow houseguests left the game.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025
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Katie McDonough, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2025
The stock was selling for $1,400 a share, and who the heck wanted to buy a $1,400 stock?
—Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Why the heck does this project exist is, of course, my primary inquiry.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 1 Oct. 2025
Vince has one heck of a lead, but while Ashley struggles to find all her puzzle pieces, Vince is completely botching the days his fellow houseguests left the game.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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The sulfurous scent of hell wafted on the sea breeze.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
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Mauser is a man with a dream no one respects, who goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Almost serpentine in her shimmering elegance, Thompson’s Hedda glides from room to room wreaking social havoc with her guests, an old lover, and even her husband that will, ultimately, have tragic consequences for all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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In contrast, effective interplay between James McClean, Doyle and O’Brien down the left was minimal, allowing QPR to dominate that flank, particularly during a first half when Harvey Vale and Rumarn Burrell caused havoc.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Boaters in Fort Lauderdale will soon be able to skip the mess — and help keep the city’s waterways cleaner — thanks to a new sewage pumpout vessel launching next spring.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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But this mess, about a garage band that starts to see a hint of success and is immediately torn apart by the usual rock-movie clichés, never really gets going.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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