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Recent Examples of horrifically
The waiting room is already over-flowing with bloodied, weary, apparently horrifically smelling patients.
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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
The Duffer brothers remained tight-lipped when asked how Holly was lured to the Creel mansion after she was very horrifically kidnapped by a Demogorgon.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Nov. 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
The film follows Mark and Dawn through horrifically fraught times, as Mark battles an opioid addiction and Dawn struggles to support her mercurial man through personal and professional upheavals.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
The week in Indianapolis began under terrible circumstances, with 15 shot over a horrifically violent weekend in the city.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
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
The Duffer brothers remained tight-lipped when asked how Holly was lured to the Creel mansion after she was very horrifically kidnapped by a Demogorgon.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 Nov. 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
The film follows Mark and Dawn through horrifically fraught times, as Mark battles an opioid addiction and Dawn struggles to support her mercurial man through personal and professional upheavals.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
The week in Indianapolis began under terrible circumstances, with 15 shot over a horrifically violent weekend in the city.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrifically
Adverb
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But his comparison also raises the possibility that before anybody can figure out how to get the AI boom right, something must go horribly wrong.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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The only one who cares about Pits is her young brother, who was horribly disfigured in a fire and is the target of bullies.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The movie seems keen to the now-ancient and passé concept of selling out, though not terribly interested in actually reviving or adopting Gen X’s principled superstition against it.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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While Chris Pratt’s new sci-fi thriller, Mercy, is not shaping up to do terribly well at the box office, reviews are starting to come in during its opening weekend from both critics and fans.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Don’t know about you, Sean Payton, but I’d be awfully tempted to run the dang ball Sunday.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Jan. 2026
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Purdy runs for his life The Seahawks made things awfully difficult on quarterback Brock Purdy, who spent much of his night trying to avoid getting sacked by Seattle’s talented defensive front that was among the NFL’s best throughout the season.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
18 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
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For 20 games, opponents often shot dreadfully from distance against Miami, whether the three-point attempts were heavily contested or not.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
14 Dec. 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
Adverb
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In retaliating against the Union, TSG decided to disastrously impact its employees, its guests, local businesses, and our community.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2025
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Scientists have debated how much unnatural warming — built up in greenhouse gases released by burning fossil fuels — is likely to tip us into disastrously unmanageable weather systems.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
1 Dec. 2025
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Under simulated flue gas conditions containing 15 percent CO₂, 8 percent oxygen, and 77 percent nitrogen, the new system continued to produce significant amounts of formic acid while other systems performed poorly.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The country’s hospitals are so poorly equipped that patients are asked to provide supplies needed for their care, from syringes to surgical screws.—
David Klepper,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 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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Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene have been widely shared and known.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Horrifically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrifically. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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