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Recent Examples of hell That a hell ant lived before that in what’s now Brazil means ants were already widely distributed across the planet at an early point in their evolution, the study authors noted. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025 When The Void persona emerges, all hell and darkness break loose as this sinister silhouette is able to disintegrate anything into a shadowy puff simply by raising his hand. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025 War is hell — and Warfare does its damnedest to honor that old maxim. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025 Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention What is the Trump administration's view on birthright citizenship? Terry Moseley, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell
Noun
  • The documentary captures a sheriff’s deputy reminiscing about her car slowing in the middle of an inferno as her tires melted.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • In between those stretches, Minnesota was a blazing inferno, hitting 20 of 35 attempts from beyond the arc to blitz the Lakers in Game 1.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Playing one-on-one with Kobe Bryant was a hooper’s dream while growing up, but that quickly turned into a nightmare for Bow Wow, who got shut out 10-0 when facing the Mamba Mentality.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 May 2025
  • Navigating the complexities surrounding tariffs can be a nightmare for shippers.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That doesn’t include further havoc caused during the upcoming rainy season.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Brady Tkachuk is considered an X-factor in this series because of his ability to create havoc in the corners and in front of the net.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The only temporary catharsis was blasting golf balls into the abyss.
    Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The edgy status quo will worsen as continuing natural disasters, government layoffs, and tariff wars push more working families toward the precipice where stability drops into the abyss.
    Jeff Hobbs, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ellie is stricken with agony, her reaction almost feral.
    Noel Murray, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The agony of not knowing was heartbreakingly illustrated by the plight of Oscar Johnson, of St. Charles.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Mona Sunset and Natural Runner Runners are great for hallways and kitchens where messes are inevitable.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
  • And, just as quickly, they were derided for their tendency to disintegrate into a mushy mess.
    Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Appropriately for a fantasy of perdition suited to this nihilistic century, the logic of eternal punishment remains opaque.
    Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The perdition market did not respond to Newsweek's request for comment asking if an announcement like FanDuel's would follow.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Kennedy described addiction as both a source of misery and a symptom of deeper pain, drawing from his own experience of trying to fill an emotional void with drugs.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Now, though, The Last of Us is as blinded as Ellie is by misery.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025

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“Hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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