HORROR SHOWS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

horror shows

noun

plural of horror show

as in pains

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Noun

The couple took pains to preserve historical details like the house's original wooden shutters.

— Sophie Caldwell,Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Nearly every single recipe from the Fizz’s golden age takes pains to specify that it should be made very cold, served without ice, and consumed immediately after delivery, an instruction that may seem pedantic but is nonetheless ubiquitous.

— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pains

Noun

The area is one of the most notorious traffic headaches in the country, with the mountains dividing the bustling Westside employment hub from the San Fernando Valley.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Those headaches create headwinds, but the underlying story provides support.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of headaches

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On June 11, Vance Boelter pleaded guilty to federal charges in the murders, shootings and stalking of the victims.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
In 2001, Overton was convicted and sentenced to life for the 1996 burglary that led to him being charged for the MacIvors’ murders.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of murders

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Unusually for an executive of such power, Daunt, who is sixty-three, spent more than twenty years running his own bookshops in the leafy parts of London—lugging boxes, placing orders, and performing other Meg Ryan-ish chores.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
At the same time, outsourcing certain chores to AI agents causes real-world problems.

— Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of chores

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And Winnie-the-Pooh continues to sit, in a thoughtful sort of way, which is what very old bears in very nice glass cases mostly do.

— STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
His high-fashion clowns, bears and other quirks always deliver.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of bears

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The Horsch house investigation raises questions about serial killers and whether mental health professionals can identify a person at risk of becoming one.

— David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Detectives worked to identify the killers, but the case eventually went cold.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of killers

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The stampede of hooves…the trumpeting of beasts… our friends and neighbors changing before our very eyes.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Dangerous donkeys On one side is the public safety crowd, who insist the 500-pound beasts are a menace to the free flow of commerce.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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