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Recent Examples of horror show
Vote Curtis Sliwa and end the horror show.
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Skakel said in the podcast that his life was a horror show before Moxley died.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Instead, the team finds itself in a horror show with the Sword of Damocles hanging over it entering a Week 5 battle with the Houston Texans.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
But this balletic horror show has a secret weapon that puts it a cut above the rest: One of the most sinister and propulsive scores ever written for a movie.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
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Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Skakel said in the podcast that his life was a horror show before Moxley died.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2025
Instead, the team finds itself in a horror show with the Sword of Damocles hanging over it entering a Week 5 battle with the Houston Texans.
—Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
But this balletic horror show has a secret weapon that puts it a cut above the rest: One of the most sinister and propulsive scores ever written for a movie.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horror show
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Jackson, who famously won an acquittal in the murder trial of Karen Read and represented disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein, did not explain his decision to withdraw from the case.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Of philosophy’s many sticky wickets, consciousness is perhaps the most perplexing.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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To that, timestamps may prove a sticky wicket for a part of Baldoni’s argument against the Times.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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The illness tends to come on abruptly, with symptoms including fever, sore throat, headaches and fatigue.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The guilds will have new, more specific asks, and industry anger around AI is still strong enough that the studios would be dumb to poke the bear any further.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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The man was wearing a dark hat, left the store, and then about 20 minutes later returned to the same display case, this time wearing a bright orange bears hat, and allegedly stealing more.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Georgina Campbell and Joe Keery star as employees of a self-storage facility on top of a former military base, from whence a killer fungus emerges one night.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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That 15-0 third quarter run was a killer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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Use that saved time for connecting Simply outsourcing chores isn’t a magic fix, however.—
Tracee M. Herbaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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No matter how lovely your laundry room might be, doing laundry is still a chore—and a chore that can run up your energy bill.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
6 Jan. 2026
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The company says the system aims to tackle persistent challenges in the hospitality industry, including labor shortages, inconsistent drink quality, and long service times.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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What started as labor strikes and merchant protests over currency collapse and inflation has expanded into widespread street demonstrations and student protests.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Despite being just 3-5-1 and coming off a Monday Night Football stinker, the Cowboys decided to go all in and revamp the defense heading into their Week 10 bye.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Maybe that opening-game stinker at Florida State was the best thing to happen to this team.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Horror show.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror%20show. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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