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
There’s also an enigmatic platinum blonde lady hitman (Daniella Pineda), who is revealed to have undergone a heck of a cosmetic glow-up.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The fans at the game seemed to be having a heck of a time.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Jayhawks have a heck of player coming to town next season in freshman Darryn Peterson, an alpha combo guard who will provide a jolt of a different kind.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Our man Jerry also helped to make sure that an NFL rival — such as, oh, say, the New York Giants — would have a heck of a time prying Coach Prime out of Boulder.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The fans at the game seemed to be having a heck of a time.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
The Jayhawks have a heck of player coming to town next season in freshman Darryn Peterson, an alpha combo guard who will provide a jolt of a different kind.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Our man Jerry also helped to make sure that an NFL rival — such as, oh, say, the New York Giants — would have a heck of a time prying Coach Prime out of Boulder.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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The first is Lorraine Bracco’s Roberta, his mother’s best friend, a passionate Sicilian now raising hell in a nursing home.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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If this is the slow kind of hell, I’m used to it— My hands are folded the wrong way, the cat sits on the bed Like a limpet, the sun drops out of the sky, inexorable As a chandelier earring.—
Jane Yeh,
The New York Review of Books,
8 May 2025
Noun
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At 19, Harper’s poise and control are impressive, and even as a below-average outside shooter, his ability to create havoc in the paint and leverage his downhill gravity should translate to the pros immediately.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Minor presents a similar challenge with her speed and ability to create havoc.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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This daily upkeep keeps messes manageable and prevents them from accumulating to an overwhelming level.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 May 2025
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Watching people getting clobbered with mops, or Stitch making messes and starting fires at the open-air beach resort where Nani works — the funny’s diminished in live-action.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 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 25 May. 2025.
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