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as in excellent
of the very best kind
you've done a terrific job on this report
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as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
a terrific murder that sickened even hard-bitten police officers
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Recent Examples of terrific
Alejandro Landaverde, Lukas Hallama, Ryder Mercieri, Nick Babanikas and Bailey Gavin were terrific in the back end in front of goalie Zack Gilson (two saves).
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
His pass deflection was terrific coverage on a halfback angle route, never giving the running back any room.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Each set Tennessee up in terrific position -- at its own 46, and at Denver’s 38 and 26, respectively.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The loss ended a terrific season for the Ravens.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
His pass deflection was terrific coverage on a halfback angle route, never giving the running back any room.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Each set Tennessee up in terrific position -- at its own 46, and at Denver’s 38 and 26, respectively.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
The loss ended a terrific season for the Ravens.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrific
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Harry Dean Stanton is excellent.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Moisture recovery ranged from good to excellent, with morning relative humidity levels between 55% and 88%.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Right-wing politicians have long used horrific crime stories – particularly those featuring Black suspects and White victims – to make broader criticisms of Democrats as soft on crime.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The surveillance footage of the horrific attack was released by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) over the weekend, FOX News reported.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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For years, those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis and the world’s worst mass murderers and criminals.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stargazing is a wonderful pursuit that appeals to both the casual and dedicated observer, but views outside of cities are often much clearer and brighter thanks to different levels of light pollution.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But everything changes when a string of gruesome killings—which grow increasingly bizarre, with victims covered in rashes and found in deranged, violent states—involves his young daughter Hyo-jin (Kim Hwan-hee).—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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TikTok prohibits gory, gruesome or extremely violent clips.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Yet his work does demand greater attention.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Europe staged one of the greatest comebacks in Ryder Cup history, winning eight matches and halving another to clinch the Cup by half a point.—
Tim Corlett,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Yes, there are so much terrible stuff online.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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But that obviously terrible call compromised the integrity of that game last night, and that's something the sport should be looking to avoid.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The grind will continue for Campbell as he will be matched up against what was expected to be a superb Pittsburgh Steelers defense.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The superb first nonfiction feature from Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel focuses on the killing of an Indigenous community leader by white landowners in northwest Argentina.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Sep. 2025
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The premiere also came with the shocking announcement of a double elimination next week.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The speed at which Kirk’s death became content was almost as shocking as the assassination itself.—
Marly Berlin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Terrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrific. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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