HORROR SHOW Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

horror show

noun

Definition of horror show

as in murder

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Recent Examples of horror show Following the bleak events of The Audacity’s season one finale, which at several points seemingly turns Jonathan Glatzer’s dark comedy into a semi-horror show, that’s a feeling that’s harder to hold. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026 The result is a horror show for US science research. — ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026 Is Bryce Harper’s toothpaste application technique big-brained or a horror show? — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026 Others drew comparisons to a kids’ horror show. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for horror show

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Noun

Detectives charged him with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon for the vicious attack that killed his mother, 57-year-old Josefa Soto de Guzman, on Friday.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
Hatami has spearheaded a number of high-profile cases against child abusers in Los Angeles, California, including the murder of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez, who was tortured and killed by his mother and her boyfriend.

— Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of murder

Noun

The sticky wicket, which has been the stickiest for AI-tech megacaps, is investor angst around capital expenditures and a sluggish pace of return that could send the stock on a nosedive.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Of philosophy’s many sticky wickets, consciousness is perhaps the most perplexing.

— Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025

Definition of sticky wicket

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Such scenario competitions included household chores, like washing laundry, folding clothes, and cleaning up living rooms, according to the Chinese state media publication the Global Times.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026
Chelsea handles house chores, while Elon and Tony handle recurring visits and deep cleans.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of chore

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Katarzyna Nowakowska, Poland's deputy minister for family, labor and social policy, told the AP that the most vulnerable applicants still receive direct help from the state and any other refugees needing support should turn to social workers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
As the Lindsay Clancy murder trial approaches closing arguments, jurors will soon be asked to decide whether the former labor-and-delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three small children in January 2023.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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