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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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The landscaping is really appealing, with decorative water features and tropical foliage to cool the pool deck, and lifeguards are conspicuously on-hand.
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While the Retro 87 appears to come with a blue set of 8BitDo’s oversized Dual Super Buttons, a matching number pad is conspicuously missing.
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Seated near the senators, a woman in a crisp white uniform appears to listen in, her hands folded neatly in her lap.
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Legacy is what keeps many founders going when the numbers no longer add up neatly.
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These particles reflect the water’s color back to the surface—hence the strikingly intense turquoise hues.
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Then, aged rye from a distillery in Indiana was put into those casks for two weeks, creating a strikingly spicy and altogether delicious—not to mention unique—whiskey that really stood out.
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As businesses in Hollywood and other sectors face more consolidation and competition, executives are getting richly compensated more for their role in leading companies through challenging times.
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The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
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All four players are exceptional in their roles, playing smartly off their screen personas while exploring the nuances of the characters and their intersecting dynamics.
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Advertisement As in Curb, the list of guest stars is long, distinguished, and smartly deployed.
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“Luridly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridly. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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