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Recent Examples of luridly
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.
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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
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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Under DeSantis, the court is tilted toward people with partisan political resumes, something that Florida Democratic governors conspicuously avoided.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile Amazon is conspicuously building walls and other AI giants are making their own attempts at agentic commerce features.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Of the many special touches, having your passport returned to your room after check-in, neatly tied with a ribbon.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Hardee’s return fits neatly into that broader narrative.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Each brand showed strikingly light, almost ice-blue denim for spring and summer, resulting in pairs that looked like they’d been worn (and loved) for years before strutting the runway.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
27 Jan. 2026
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In one Davos, the mood was strikingly optimistic.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But motion picture academy voters ultimately warmed to Fanning’s richly nuanced (and deceptively tricky) performance as a Hollywood starlet trying to prove herself as a serious dramatic actress.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Even with the addition of other richly nourishing oils, this firm-hold finishing tool is ideal for creating updo styles and can also serve as a foundation before braiding.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
15 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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But here, Safdie smartly ships his main character around the world to see how outsiders react to the mad energy of New York.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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However, on a weekend when NFL stars, music legends and other celebrities are swarming the South Bay for the big game at Levi’s Stadium, Mahan is smartly choosing to accentuate the city’s positive strides.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Luridly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridly. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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