as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
horrific images of the devastation spurred many people to give generously
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Recent Examples of horrific
Residents fought back, airing their complaints to television stations and telling a horrific story of what some termed corporate neglect to the Village Board.
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Negligence occasionally leads to horrific tragedy.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
The series is about the horrific shock of unexpected sorrow, how death can divide families (or bring people together) and how navigating pain can alter perspectives and paths forward.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Anyone who pushes a person to the tracks with the possibility of a horrific death or injury should be seriously punished.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
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Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Negligence occasionally leads to horrific tragedy.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
The series is about the horrific shock of unexpected sorrow, how death can divide families (or bring people together) and how navigating pain can alter perspectives and paths forward.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Anyone who pushes a person to the tracks with the possibility of a horrific death or injury should be seriously punished.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrific
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After a meeting with one of them goes horribly wrong, Devlin and her publicist Sylvie, another a victim of Hollywood’s censure, find revenge offers a unique albeit gruesome ingredient for Glob’s products.—
Paula L. Woods,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Detective Alex Cross and FBI Agent Kayla Craig (Tal) led a new joint mission to protect Durand and find the killer, who left behind gruesome clues.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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The season cancellation on March 19 comes after TMZ published a shocking video showing the 2023 violent altercation with Paul, seen yelling, hitting, kicking and throwing furniture at Mortensen while a child is heard crying.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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Garcia said the shocking allegations became public at a time when many Mexican Americans are seeing immigration arrests ripping families apart, people afraid to leave their homes, immigrants in prolonged detention and some dying in immigration custody.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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The point was to reduce the horrible pelvic pain caused by her endometriosis (a condition in which estrogen-reliant endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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Continue reading … JOHN KOUFOS — California’s get-out-of-jail-free card could put children at risk of horrible violence.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even if the football this summer is terrible, plenty of the teams are going to look great.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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In the 1970s-1980s, all the agricultural talk in the Mississippi Delta was whether the boll weevil would be terrible or just awful this coming fall.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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But the 22-year-old is not alone in having a nightmare individual performance on a high-profile sporting stage.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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This is the nightmare scenario for California Democrats.—
Tom Charron,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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There will be questions and soul-searching about these horrifying disclosures in the weeks, months and years to come.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Xavier’s missions always devolved into horrifying chaos.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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The findings are stark, even frightening.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
23 Mar. 2026
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During one frightening allergic reaction, her child’s body erupts in hives and her breathing becomes labored, sending the family rushing to emergency care.—
Rhoda Feng,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrific. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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