Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horror shows
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The Olympic organizers have gone to great and sometimes absurd pains to excise political messaging from the Games.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026 -
The duo went to great pains to source pieces from the brands and collections Bessette Kennedy wore, including Prada coats and shoes and her favored Levi denim cut.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Major industry groups including the American Petroleum Institute have not fought to kill the federal endangerment finding, because a patchwork of state laws could ultimately replace it — leading to legal headaches and a raft of nuisance lawsuits against them, experts said.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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The philosopher’s epic struggles with headaches led in part to his belief that God was dead, and also to a belief that pain, both physical and emotional, was more generative than health.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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How were the Austin yogurt shop murders solved?—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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What other murders is ICE hiding?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Instead of dreading an endless list of chores, the work is done together, in sync, and on a schedule that makes sense for everyone’s routines.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Feb. 2026
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If chores pile up or a co-worker leaves tasks unfinished, define what needs to happen on your end before taking action.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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And adults are happy to buy their favorite bears online, while kids can still experience the magic of building their own bear in store.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
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This stock is being footballed between the bears and the bulls.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 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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Serial killers have played peek-a-boo guessing games with investigators, and the names and whereabouts of some of their victims are never to be known.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Though supermassive black holes with masses of millions or even billions of times that of the sun are thought to dwell at the hearts of all large galaxies, not all of these objects are cosmic killers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Our team of a half dozen volunteers worked for a little over an hour, amazed at the size of these starchy beasts in the earthy soil.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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Being trained in combat, and armed with swords, spears, and bows and arrows, the gladiators were able to turn the tables on the wild beasts; the result was another predictable slaughter, in this case of the animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Horror shows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror%20shows. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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