1
as in awful
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
accused him of stealing and said mean and horrid things about him
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as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
found a cure for the horrid disease
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Recent Examples of horrid
Indy has beaten up on three teams that are a combined 1-8, two of those team with horrid defenses feeding the legend of Daniel (Indiana) Jones.
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Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Legette has just finished Week 2 of his second season and opened it with two horrid games.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
However, these pale in comparison to her horrid record of decisions as a Supreme Court justice.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Traders at JPMorgan remain tactically bullish despite the stock market's horrid September performance.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
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Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Legette has just finished Week 2 of his second season and opened it with two horrid games.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
However, these pale in comparison to her horrid record of decisions as a Supreme Court justice.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
Traders at JPMorgan remain tactically bullish despite the stock market's horrid September performance.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrid
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The tragedy in question is no secret — Chris and Jenny are killed together in a horrific car accident, which inspires all sorts of awful questions — and the fallout is mostly predictable.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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But talk about some awful timing, my word.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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The tragedy in question is no secret — Chris and Jenny are killed together in a horrific car accident, which inspires all sorts of awful questions — and the fallout is mostly predictable.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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How the stakeholders juggled those diametrically opposed ideas—liberty and self-governance but also slavery and their horrific treatment of the Native American population—is the part of the human experience that Burns is most interested in exploring.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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The New York Jets’ Sunday began with a horrible loss, as legendary center Nick Mangold passed away after a long battle with kidney disease.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Šilovs did, however, look horrible in the shootout.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Halloween was significantly more graphic than many of its predecessors, and Zombie said the gruesome violence was a deliberate choice and that it wasn’t supposed to be easy viewing.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The five-minute mash-up rapidly intercuts scenes of happy domesticity (a loving mother, kids in face paint eating popcorn in front of the tube, teens affectionately goofing around) with gruesome murders committed by a beautiful little boy.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Vanderbilt survived a Hail Mary against Missouri, while Memphis bounced back from its ugly loss to UAB to defeat South Florida and regain its spot as the leading Group of Five playoff contender.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Oct. 2025
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But two familiar problems reared their ugly heads.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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The heiress was involved in a terrible car accident in 1929, which left her with life-long medical issues.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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And keeper Caoimhin Kelleher, once Alisson’s backup with Liverpool, has improved after a terrible start.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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That would probably be the most disgusting kind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … 'DISGUSTING' – Jen Psaki jokes Usha Vance scared of her husband, ripped for 'disgusting' comments.—
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FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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However, the final moments of season 5 also saw the shocking death of Cinda Canning (Tina Fey) — or a convincing doppelgänger — outside the Arconia, teasing the mystery Mabel, Charles and Oliver.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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But the real draw here is Cut's elaborate torture device, which uses piano wire in inventive and shocking ways.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Horrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrid. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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