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 Eagles, who have won six CIF Southern Section boys basketball championships, had to manufacture a heck of a comeback to make history happen.
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Benedict’s obsession with the fantasy of his Lady in Silver begins to give way to the reality of Sophie the maid (who may not know how to dance, but sure as heck knows way more than any other maid he’s ever met), and the pair begin to fall in serious love.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Prepare for one heck of a romance.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
The Blue Jackets will need a heck of a run over their final 31 games to end the franchise’s five-year playoff drought.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Benedict’s obsession with the fantasy of his Lady in Silver begins to give way to the reality of Sophie the maid (who may not know how to dance, but sure as heck knows way more than any other maid he’s ever met), and the pair begin to fall in serious love.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026
Prepare for one heck of a romance.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2026
The Blue Jackets will need a heck of a run over their final 31 games to end the franchise’s five-year playoff drought.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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Having earned degrees in political science and history at Ohio’s Miami University, Nixon was arguably over-qualified to be a roots-rocking, hell-raising provocateur who somehow was embraced by MTV for several years and went on to become the host of several shows on Sirius XM Radio.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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It is said that during Ramadan, the gates of heaven are opened and the gates of hell are closed.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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This is about Tom Homan and Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem and all the other immigration officials that have wrought so much unfounded havoc.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Expect Williams and Murphy to wreak similar havoc.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Specifically, the bench is a dysfunctional mess.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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And now we’re stuck having to clean up this mess.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 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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The result also spotlights conference championships’ awkward fit in the current system, particularly given the fact that conference expansion has led to jumbles atop each league’s standings.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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