horror shows

noun

plural of horror show
as in pains

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  1. pains
  2. headaches
  3. murders
  4. chores
  5. bears
  6. sticky wickets
  7. killers
  8. beasts
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  • In the past, Fox News has taken pains to illustrate to its viewers how the election could tilt blue.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Symptoms usually begin within two weeks and can last nearly three weeks, including aches and pains, nausea and rashes.
    — Angie DiMichele, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • In Meta’s case, creepy video-recording incidents and privacy-light tampering have caused severe headaches for the company.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Neurological symptoms, like persistent headaches, may also warrant seeing a doctor.
    — Angelica Stabile , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Foxtrot has been linked to several murders across ​Europe, and Britain and the US allege the group was behind attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets on behalf of Iran, which denies the allegation.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
  • New details point to a possible premeditated plot in the family murders at Great Wolf Lodge in Pennsylvania, a private investigator says.
    — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Others may want help remembering follow-ups or keeping track of household chores that always seem to surface at the worst possible time.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Brisk walking, light cycling, doubles tennis and household chores such as vacuuming, mopping and mowing the lawn were categorized as moderate activity; vigorous activity included jogging, fast cycling, singles tennis and aerobics.
    — Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Since then, several bears have entered my backyard (surrounded by a six-foot fence) most likely to try to climb into the crawl space under my house to get relief from the heat.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Strapping the bin to something also prevents bears from carrying it away, experts say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
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  • Of philosophy’s many sticky wickets, consciousness is perhaps the most perplexing.
    — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of sticky wickets
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  • Prosecutors described a subculture within that online network that glorifies mass killers and encourages imitation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Since the nineteen-nineties, a Korean New Wave had been praised for embedding capitalist critique in movies packed with monsters, slithering octopuses, killers, and killer cops.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 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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“Horror shows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror%20shows. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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