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also grewsome
as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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Recent Examples of gruesome
In a pair of preprint studies posted in March 2025 to bioRxiv, European researchers recently revisited this question — and introduced a gruesome theory: maybe cats were first tamed not to be pets, but to be sacrificed.
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Down to the wire of the very lavish ceremony at the Huntley estate, Quinn grapples with the past actions of his father (Rupert Graves) and grandfather, who covered up gruesome deaths of women to protect their family reputation.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Related Stories As Dickens goes over each of Jesus’ miracles and other pivotal moments ahead of his gruesome death, young Walter walks into the biblical passages as an unseen figure watching from the sidelines and becoming enraptured by the tall tales.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Weeks later, a gruesome discovery would confirm the terrible truth for the Grimes family: The two young sisters were never coming back.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Down to the wire of the very lavish ceremony at the Huntley estate, Quinn grapples with the past actions of his father (Rupert Graves) and grandfather, who covered up gruesome deaths of women to protect their family reputation.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Related Stories As Dickens goes over each of Jesus’ miracles and other pivotal moments ahead of his gruesome death, young Walter walks into the biblical passages as an unseen figure watching from the sidelines and becoming enraptured by the tall tales.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Weeks later, a gruesome discovery would confirm the terrible truth for the Grimes family: The two young sisters were never coming back.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gruesome
Adjective
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These types of horrific events by terrorists are why those of us who work for peace and stability in the world continue our mission.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Of course, some eight hundred thousand did die—many in horrific ways—while the formerly enslaved were left to fend for themselves in a postwar state where apartheid was enforced by terror.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Wade has been in a horrible slump since the season started and going in to Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels is hitting .096 (5-for-52) with a homer, seven RBIs, eight walks and an on base percentage of .213.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Braves desperately need to add a shortstop and some offensive help amid their horrible start to the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After some rumors and rumblings, Burnes landed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in a shocking turn of events.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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That’s a bit shocking for the current winner of the Best New Artist Grammy.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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What is disconcerting is when campaign donors and friends & family have commuted sentences after they have been legally convicted of terrible financial crimes.—
Sanjeev Menon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Skinner had a terrible time of it for much of the season.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Players who are in strong lineups on teams prone to having awful lineups on the floor in the same games are prone to having skewed impact numbers.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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And the awful topper came in his Arizona Fall League debut, where the Thomas Jefferson High School product was torched by some of baseball’s best prospects and didn’t make it out of the first inning.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After the frightening threat, the man suddenly ran off in an unknown direction.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Serena Joy Waterford is among the most frightening, dead-hearted women ever written for the small screen.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gruesome. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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