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Recent Examples of horrifically
Overall, European leaders’ positive reception of Rubio’s speech reflected how horrifically damaged the transatlantic relationship has been by the past year of turmoil over Ukraine, and month of arson over Greenland.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Nancy Guthrie's Arizona community gathered for a vigil Wednesday evening while the world can't look away from an incident that is deeply, horrifically sad and frightening.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Every three years, death strikes under mysterious circumstances, horrifically killing family members.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
The waiting room is already over-flowing with bloodied, weary, apparently horrifically smelling patients.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
As for New England, this team under Mike Vrabel is better than the one that was horrifically overmatched under coach Raymond Berry and quarterback Tony Eason against Chicago.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Louis Weslyn and Charles Albert wrote a horrifically racist blackface minstrel song called The Witch Behind the Moon that included lyrics about a Black witch who lived behind the moon and could fly down on her broomstick to snatch up children.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
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
When people are perhaps more vulnerable than any other moment and that vulnerability is, horrifically, exploited.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 15 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Nancy Guthrie's Arizona community gathered for a vigil Wednesday evening while the world can't look away from an incident that is deeply, horrifically sad and frightening.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Every three years, death strikes under mysterious circumstances, horrifically killing family members.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2026
The waiting room is already over-flowing with bloodied, weary, apparently horrifically smelling patients.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026
As for New England, this team under Mike Vrabel is better than the one that was horrifically overmatched under coach Raymond Berry and quarterback Tony Eason against Chicago.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Louis Weslyn and Charles Albert wrote a horrifically racist blackface minstrel song called The Witch Behind the Moon that included lyrics about a Black witch who lived behind the moon and could fly down on her broomstick to snatch up children.
—Time, 21 Nov. 2025
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
When people are perhaps more vulnerable than any other moment and that vulnerability is, horrifically, exploited.
—Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrifically
Adverb
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Unless things go horribly wrong.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay (Matt Johnson, Jay McCarrol) accidentally travel back to the year 2008.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But as soon as their baby is born, despite the reassurance of all around her, Saga knows there’s something terribly wrong with her son.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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The plot weaves together elements of romance, family drama and feminist struggle against the backdrop of a space walk gone terribly awry.—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The new club opening in Fort Worth is in an awfully competitive landscape.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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That last part can be awfully hard to do.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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That’s another company with a stock that acts dreadfully.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
25 Jan. 2026
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Shin Godzilla, written and directed by Hideaki Anno of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, comes the closest because it’s inspired by its own all-too-recent tragedy and feels dreadfully specific in its metaphor.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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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
Adverb
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The decision on the next chief executive at Disney comes almost four years after the company’s choice to replace Iger went disastrously, forcing Iger back into the job.—
Michelle Chapman,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Any attempt to discipline Romero could backfire disastrously and have a negative impact on the dressing room dynamic, not to mention how badly fans would likely react.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Obviously, this development is bad for Illinois, especially the northwest suburbs of Chicagoland, which loses tax revenue and fun action aplenty, and the optics of not closing the deal also reflects poorly on Pritzker and might well haunt his presidential bid.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Opposition parties attacked the government and the prime minister for poorly managing the global summit.—
Aditya Soni,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Despite the robotic-like confidence coming from the Kremlin’s top policymakers and propagandists, the Russian army’s territorial gains over the last year have been abysmally small.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Four months after his death, a handful of late 1960s recordings Marley and the Wailers cut for American soul singer Johnny Nash and his business partner, Danny Sims, were rushed out on a slapdash compilation, abysmally titled Chances Are–the first cash-in of many to come.—
Eric Harvey,
Pitchfork,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Horrifically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrifically. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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