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Recent Examples of horror show
But thanks to Abdelkader’s horror show, the World Tennis Tour unwittingly provided one of the sport’s stories of the year so far.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Demodogs The same faceless horror show, now in compact but lethal dog form.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Vote Curtis Sliwa and end the horror show.
—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
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Demodogs The same faceless horror show, now in compact but lethal dog form.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025
Vote Curtis Sliwa and end the horror show.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horror show
Noun
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The cruel cartoon of a constantly shrewish, venal, and disloyal Mary began cementing itself in the public mind when William Herndon, Lincoln’s Springfield law partner, started lecturing about his reminiscences within months of the President’s murder.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Last week, the South Carolina Supreme Court delivered an account of how Hill’s conduct during the 2023 double-murder trial crossed ethical and constitutional lines, ultimately unraveling the state’s conviction of Murdaugh.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes fatigue, fever, muscle aches, abdominal problems, headaches, chills and dizziness in the early stages, and late symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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And Malia is also achingly lonesome for her family life, with a sister about to get married and a doting father played, in this headache-inducingly twisty psychodrama’s most refreshing meta-twist, by Romanian director Radu Jude.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Among the stops will be Kodiak Island, where bears and puffin colonies abound; Juneau, the capital; and Ketchikan, a popular spot for cruise ships.—
Scott Laird,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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The bear chased other groups of visitors.—
Mark Price
May 12,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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But wait, isn’t alcohol good for the heart — the leading killer of men and women worldwide?—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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There were no witnesses and no forensic technology to single out a killer.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
Noun
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If data entry feels like a chore, automation may be the easier path.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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To him, the time and effort never felt like a chore.—
Kaio Cesar,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Their profession alchemizes money and labor into art, then back to money.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Game 3’s stinker was a team effort, in all the worst ways possible.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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Individually there have been encouraging outings mixed with some real stinkers.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Horror show.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror%20show. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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