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
Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.
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Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
One set of where-the-heck-did-that-come-from claims is that the Andes virus somehow came from a laboratory.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
But how the heck had the government gotten access to the audio?
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
One set of where-the-heck-did-that-come-from claims is that the Andes virus somehow came from a laboratory.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Because either McCluskie is one heck of a con man who rolled both Becerra and Williamson, making both believe what was happening was kosher with entirely different tales, or someone isn’t being entirely honest.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
But how the heck had the government gotten access to the audio?
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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Meanwhile, in Sacramento, the Kings are back in basketball hell after tying for the fourth-worst record in the NBA despite having the league’s eighth-highest payroll.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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The Avici hell is the lowest and most terrible level of the eight hot hells of Buddhism, where those who’ve committed serious crimes (like parricide) must face constant suffering.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The Hornets thrived all season by creating havoc on the base paths.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Federico Chiesa Even though injuries have played havoc with Liverpool’s attack, Chiesa has been unable to secure a more meaningful role.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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In a memo released Thursday morning, Levine Cava did not mention the fuel depot mess in announcing the immediate departures of Morales and Webb.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Platner is navigating this mess with a notably shallow reserve of goodwill, even among his backers on the left.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
3 June 2026
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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 5 Jun. 2026.
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