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Recent Examples of horrendous That may no longer be the case after the horrendous start to the season that he's put on display. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025 The horrendous decision made in the Richard M. Daley administration to sell off that revenue for decades to come has hamstrung the city in all kinds of ways. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 The result of those horrendous 1992 seasons placed the Patriots and Seahawks atop the 1993 NFL Draft. Jim Reineking, USA Today, 13 May 2025 The Pittsburgh Pirates finally made the decision to fire their manager, Derek Shelton, following a horrendous start to the season. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for horrendous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrendous
Adjective
  • However, her tragic demise spooks and haunts Jen, since her death is incredibly horrible and sad, rocking the whole Capesode community.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • Jurors viewed for a fifth time in two days the video footage of the horrible beating that followed.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • The downsides are that DEET smells awful, is oily, and can damage anything with plastic in it, like synthetic clothing and camping gear.
    Kristin Canning, Wired News, 21 May 2025
  • The name itself isn’t awful, but actions have consequences.
    James Mirtle, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • Abuse Of Power: Season 1 (May 19) Long-running ID series American Monster enters a new chapter with Abuse of Power, a long-form series that takes on cases where horrific crimes and scandals were covered up and disposed of by authority figures.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025
  • Sheriff’s officials released footage that showed the horrific attack.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Adjective
  • The family eventually crosses paths with a corrupt theme-park operator (John Ortiz), his sheriff (Colin Hanks) and a terrifying crime boss (Sharon Stone) before chaos ensues.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • As the clip continues, attendees recall the infamous countdown clock that preceded Scott’s performance, before discussing in harrowing detail the terrifying sensation of being caught in the crowd surge.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Compare the first half of Season 15 to Jodie Whittaker’s last outing as the Doctor, and things get uglier.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 May 2025
  • The birds' droppings end up on the ground and windows below, creating an ugly scene for staff, branch patrons and passersby walking in the River Market District.
    Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • It was later discovered he had been killed in a gruesome attack that U.S. intelligence says was ordered by the country's de facto leader Mohammed bin Salman.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 16 May 2025
  • But the rich emotional depth of that film is matched in Bring Her Back, a horror movie that delights in gruesome practical effects but also presents a nuanced character study, with little judgement passed on its bereaved antagonist, Laura.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Djokovic knew he’d be seeded to play one of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev or Taylor Fritz in the quarters, and in the end landed Zverev, which isn’t a terrible outcome, but would leave him with a possible Sinner-Alcaraz double bill in the semifinals and final to lift the trophy.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • One night the fish was very overcooked and covered with a terrible sauce.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • But unfortunately, that also means Big Mouth, the cartoon about all the disgusting, messy parts of growing up from Nick Kroll, must also conclude as well.
    Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025
  • Victorian Ladies at Lunch In a beautiful regency-era setting, four women eat disgusting foods.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

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“Horrendous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrendous. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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