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Recent Examples of horribly
The unwanted babies suffer horribly.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Cutforth did not start horribly, and his first full drive saw the Broncos advance to the Fresno 28-yard line, but Colton Boomer had a 45-yard field-goal attempt blocked.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Nov. 2025
What has become horribly and painfully obvious post-strike is that as the challenges facing our business have risen, the press and the chatter has gotten way more negative.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noel Acciari, who has been horribly banged up in recent years, made his preseason debut in this one.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
With a parachute billowing behind him, Miura makes a couple of pizza turns on the sheer and horribly icy Lhotse Face before catching an edge and then tumbling several thousand feet to the bank of a crevasse.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Price hikes are almost always unpopular, but unveiling them immediately after offending subscribers, employees, politicians, and celebrities is tone-deaf and horribly timed.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Matthew Perry shared this behind-the-scenes pic of him and former onscreen wife Courteney Cox hanging out while filming an episode of Perry's own comedy series Go On, in which the two go on (another) date that goes horribly wrong — Grand Theft Auto-style.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Cutforth did not start horribly, and his first full drive saw the Broncos advance to the Fresno 28-yard line, but Colton Boomer had a 45-yard field-goal attempt blocked.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Nov. 2025
What has become horribly and painfully obvious post-strike is that as the challenges facing our business have risen, the press and the chatter has gotten way more negative.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Noel Acciari, who has been horribly banged up in recent years, made his preseason debut in this one.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
With a parachute billowing behind him, Miura makes a couple of pizza turns on the sheer and horribly icy Lhotse Face before catching an edge and then tumbling several thousand feet to the bank of a crevasse.
—Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Price hikes are almost always unpopular, but unveiling them immediately after offending subscribers, employees, politicians, and celebrities is tone-deaf and horribly timed.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Matthew Perry shared this behind-the-scenes pic of him and former onscreen wife Courteney Cox hanging out while filming an episode of Perry's own comedy series Go On, in which the two go on (another) date that goes horribly wrong — Grand Theft Auto-style.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horribly
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Joel Quenneville’s immediate impact has been undeniable, while new assistants Jay Woodcroft and Ryan McGill have sparked improvement in what were terribly inefficient special teams last season.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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With its frozen setting, enigmatic characters, and haunting tone, Let The Right One In is, at its core, a twisted and terribly sad love story — as all the best vampire movies are.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The back end of the bullpen is stout, yet the lineup is dreadfully short.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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After a three-game slide, getting back in the win column feels awfully good.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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The carousel has gotten awfully crowded.—
Blake Toppmeyer,
USA TODAY,
30 Oct. 2025
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Multiple bettors placed high-stakes wagers on Rozier to perform poorly before the game, all of which won.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The referendum also performed poorly in parts of north Mecklenburg west of Interstate 77, despite support for the plan in many precincts in the north to the east of the interstate.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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Taking just the bare stats into consideration, Rooney's managerial career has been defined by a horrendously low win rate, but that is in addition to a spate of embarrassing off-field antics.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Two, how is a glass jar of fig jam supposed to plummet from its shelf without cracking disastrously before retrieval?—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
31 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, Greg has gotten into fights with his best friend Rowley and troublemaking brother Rodrick, he’s gone to summer camp and saved his school, even tried his hand (disastrously) at sports.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Last seen horrifically disfigured and injured on Earth-X, Peacemaker's alternate-universe brother survived despite Harcourt's attempt to kill him.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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When people are perhaps more vulnerable than any other moment and that vulnerability is, horrifically, exploited.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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The attrition rate was abysmally high.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Confidence in the media is abysmally low, a finding confirmed regularly by many pollsters asking many different questions.—
Karlyn Bowman,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Horribly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horribly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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