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as in nightmares
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
had never experienced the horrors of war
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as in messes
something unpleasant to look at
are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?
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as in hatreds
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
cat lover or no, she regards cleaning the litter box with horror
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Recent Examples of horrors
During discussions about elementary and middle school social studies curriculum, board members made addendums, including education about the horrors of communism, why the Second Amendment was created and how counterculture increased the rate of divorce.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
The diamond gave her space to run toward something when the horrors of her past threatened to engulf her.
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Latif Love
june 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Following the American Revolution, state delegates gathered to begin crafting the Constitution, and two major sticking points were the horrors of the Atlantic Slave Trade and slavery.
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Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Foul odors coming from the Ocean Hill apartment led to a 911 call on Wednesday that revealed the place’s horrors.
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Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Aside from a bloodied ear here or there, most of the horrors in Leviticus are implied rather than shown.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 June 2026
This is something Tom might want to find out before Bechir (Kevin Carroll), who was willing to shoot Ruth to save his child from the horrors of Widow’s Bay, learns the truth about Evan.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
The real-life horrors of cloud storage in a world of digital surveillance.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Even before the horrors of October 7, 2023, polls had showed Netanyahu and his allies losing the next election.
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Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 June 2026
The diamond gave her space to run toward something when the horrors of her past threatened to engulf her.
—
Latif Love
june 26,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Following the American Revolution, state delegates gathered to begin crafting the Constitution, and two major sticking points were the horrors of the Atlantic Slave Trade and slavery.
—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
24 June 2026
Foul odors coming from the Ocean Hill apartment led to a 911 call on Wednesday that revealed the place’s horrors.
—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Aside from a bloodied ear here or there, most of the horrors in Leviticus are implied rather than shown.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 June 2026
This is something Tom might want to find out before Bechir (Kevin Carroll), who was willing to shoot Ruth to save his child from the horrors of Widow’s Bay, learns the truth about Evan.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
The real-life horrors of cloud storage in a world of digital surveillance.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Even before the horrors of October 7, 2023, polls had showed Netanyahu and his allies losing the next election.
—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrors
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And that’s the stuff that should really give us nightmares.
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The bench eventually became long and gifted with Te-Hina Paopao, Madina Okot and others, and then the Dream caused nightmares for their opponents with one of the grandest deals ever during WNBA free agency.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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Use your self-cleaning setting regularly to prevent messes from stacking up and getting out of control.
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The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.
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The reticence of Cartland’s heroes belies agonies of loneliness.
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Although the novel’s center does not quite hold, O’Farrell’s emotional intelligence — the heart and heat of her characters — braces this sometimes unwieldy chronicle of a nation that has been subject to cumbrous historic agonies.
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Both O’Flynn and Rhys have had spotlight episodes so far this season, but will Emmys voters see the pathos and creativity behind the laughs and frights?
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Copyright 2025, all frights reserved.
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Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.
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But such judgments often come from a place of distance—from people who have never lived under a theocracy that imprisons, tortures, and kills with impunity.
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The Tustin Summer Academy is full of sights and sounds, and smells, that aren’t usually associated with a traditional summer camp.
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There’s a feeling of excitement as tourists pile the streets—understandably, sometimes too many—enjoying the sights and new experiences.
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The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.
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The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.
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