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Recent Examples of gnarly
The reason whooping cough can bring on such a gnarly, well, cough in the first place is because of how B. pertussis wreaks havoc: These bugs latch on to the cilia (a.k.a. tiny hairlike protrusions) on cells in your respiratory tract and ooze toxins, triggering inflammation and swelling.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
Joey King is recovering from a gnarly kitchen accident.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
But these gnarly thrills are offset by impoverished characterizations.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
With no phone service to contact the outside world, the family is stuck there, sheltering from the predator outside as Blake’s gnarly physical transformation progresses right in front of them.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Feb. 2025
Joey King is recovering from a gnarly kitchen accident.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
But these gnarly thrills are offset by impoverished characterizations.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2025
With no phone service to contact the outside world, the family is stuck there, sheltering from the predator outside as Blake’s gnarly physical transformation progresses right in front of them.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnarly
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Or the constitutional dystopia in which we are now caught, beside which even the ugliest onscreen villainy pales into insignificance?—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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The advanced metrics paint an ugly picture for the Suns as well over that span: 114.0 OffRtg (11th), 117.3 DefRtg (27th), -3.2 NetRtg (21st).—
Evan Sidery,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The result was good for the Jayhawks, as the Cyclones shot a hideous 1-for-12 (11%) from long range.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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Rust is a big deal, as is the fact that many Panteras have been mangled by previous owners bestowing hideous enhancements (think bad celebrity plastic surgery) on otherwise desirable cars.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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The desire to avoid portraying her character’s actions as simply disgusting led de Van to play the lead role herself, in spite of the challenges that created for her as a first-time feature director.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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Selena Gomez has called out 'disgusting' weight shame As a former child star who grew up in the public eye, Gomez has long been subjected to conversations surrounding her weight.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Therefore, a compass on the hellish planet would be as useless as one on the Moon.—
Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
21 Feb. 2025
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There's still 73 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in those same hellish tunnels.—
Destinee Adams,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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The return of Dina Manzo wasn’t enough to counter the regrettable new additions, particularly Amber and her loathsome husband, Jim.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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But the actor only ever knuckles down at being loathsome.—
Glenn Kenny,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Bench heater Aden Holloway struggled for Auburn last season, shooting a horrid 32 percent from the field.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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With no evidence and with no proof, President Trump recklessly and outrageously blamed Wednesday night’s horrid mid-air collision in Washington on his all-encompassing boogeyman of diversity, equity and inclusion.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2025
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This would be a more monumental climb given the beastly nature of the Western Conference.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
30 Jan. 2025
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Talbot’s reluctant transformation into the title monster and Jack Pierce’s special-effects makeup remain iconic, responsible for the dominant cultural perception of how a werewolf looks and feels — even as cinematic werewolves have become beastlier in the decades since.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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Mayo tweeted four different screenshots appearing to come from his Instagram direct messages, all expressing hateful words at the transfer guard, following the Jayhawks’ 78-73 defeat to Texas Tech.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
2 Mar. 2025
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The students were protesting the expulsion of two students who stormed a Columbia University classroom in January and allegedly threw around flyers filled with hateful speech.—
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Gnarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnarly. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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