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Recent Examples of luridly
This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage.
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Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Tara Ramanathan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luridly
Adverb
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Just as with board meetings, ARC meetings must be open to all association owners with notices conspicuously posted at least 48 hours in advance, and the minutes must be recorded.—
Nicole R. Kurtz,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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Clocks are conspicuously absent, as are opening and closing times, as well as dress codes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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On the table beside him sat the morning edition of the Orlando Sentinel, folded neatly the way only longtime newspaper readers fold a newspaper.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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In the kitchen alone, there were hundreds of plates, cups, bowls, platters, glasses, pitchers, vases, and cutlery, impressively organized by type and boxed up in sets, with prices neatly marked on matching labels.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
Adverb
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The language and targets have shifted over time, but the underlying logic of reproductive governance has remained strikingly consistent.—
Sonya Borrero,
STAT,
1 May 2026
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The surface is strikingly similar to paper, but there’s no need for actual paper, folder or tags.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Pau’s early work cohered around a nonnarrative approach to themes of alienation and isolation, rendered through obscure and richly textured visuals.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Textures Bringing a new depth has always started with the dials, richly decorated or on the contrary subtly detailed through a host of crafts, from engraving and enamel to gem-setting and guilloché.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
Adverb
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In Milan, Jaeger-LeCoultre smartly avoided presenting the Atmos as a relic of engineering nostalgia.—
Taylor Stoddard,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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What Faraway does is smartly, subtly, create a vibe that feels like something fresh for the island—but also entirely of the island.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 May 2026
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“Luridly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridly. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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