as in demons
a source of persistent emotional distress
after the death of her father, fear of developing cancer became one of the terrors of her life
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Recent Examples of terrors
The year since has been one of night-terrors and grief for the families who lost loved ones.
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Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Coming later this year, Bass X Macina is set in a lawless Steampunk West overrun by brutal outlaws, machines and supernatural terrors, while Sparks of Tomorrow follows how technological progress evolved along a different path shaped by steam power blankets Kyoto in smoke.
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Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel details the real life terrors at the Dozier School for Boys in Florida.
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Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Any justice in the community would praise this murderer’s row of craftspeople working on the production design for the period town setting; makeup, especially Pennywise’s horrible face; sound design, for helping to keep the audio terrors churning along; and the costume work.
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William Earl,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Madonna has made music through various calamities that at the time felt world-ending — wars, political unrest, financial collapse — so the terrors of 2026 don’t seem to faze her.
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Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
The night is dark and full of terrors, but our Instagram account is full of House of the Dragon.
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Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
Svetlana Gannushkina, an 88-year-old human rights defender who lived through the Soviet era, fears a return to its familiar terrors under Putin.
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Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
That show landed in the summer of 2020, right when the country needed a charming, good-hearted antidote to the terrors of COVID lockdown and an impending election.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 May 2026
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
Coming later this year, Bass X Macina is set in a lawless Steampunk West overrun by brutal outlaws, machines and supernatural terrors, while Sparks of Tomorrow follows how technological progress evolved along a different path shaped by steam power blankets Kyoto in smoke.
—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel details the real life terrors at the Dozier School for Boys in Florida.
—
Janey Wetzel,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Any justice in the community would praise this murderer’s row of craftspeople working on the production design for the period town setting; makeup, especially Pennywise’s horrible face; sound design, for helping to keep the audio terrors churning along; and the costume work.
—
William Earl,
Variety,
11 June 2026
Madonna has made music through various calamities that at the time felt world-ending — wars, political unrest, financial collapse — so the terrors of 2026 don’t seem to faze her.
—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
The night is dark and full of terrors, but our Instagram account is full of House of the Dragon.
—
Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 May 2026
Svetlana Gannushkina, an 88-year-old human rights defender who lived through the Soviet era, fears a return to its familiar terrors under Putin.
—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
That show landed in the summer of 2020, right when the country needed a charming, good-hearted antidote to the terrors of COVID lockdown and an impending election.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrors
Noun
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Eerie in a way that feels more seductive than scary, the film isn’t bewitched by its demons so much as the process of transubstantiation by which a (self)tortured young woman can transform them into grace.
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Opportunity Babcock will arrive at camp in search of forwards who can be demons on the forecheck.
Noun
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So too did Trump spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain, who compared the president’s torments to those of Jesus.
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In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.
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“Terrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrors. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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