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as in inferno
the place of punishment for the wicked after death
condemned to hell for their sins
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as in nightmare
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
picking cotton under the hot summer sun was hell
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as in havoc
a state in which everything is out of order
all hell broke loose when the jury's verdict was announced
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Recent Examples of hell
To have invented both Police Academy 4 and the Bible is one hell of an achievement.
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H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that villagers say are making their lives hell.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Early on in Season Two there is a wedding, a celebration the sisters deserve after two years of hell.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Small figures enjoying a lesbian orgy are embroidered onto the canvas, as if to remind viewers that when the outside world is hell, the body can offer private pleasure.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Now, Pyongyang is blaring eerie sounds across the border that villagers say are making their lives hell.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Early on in Season Two there is a wedding, a celebration the sisters deserve after two years of hell.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
Small figures enjoying a lesbian orgy are embroidered onto the canvas, as if to remind viewers that when the outside world is hell, the body can offer private pleasure.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell
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Without cellular service or WiFi, Perry said his family relied on the emergency notifications to prepare and get themselves out of their home — just a canyon over from the growing inferno.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The inferno — dubbed the Jennings Creek Wildfire by the New Jersey Forest Fire Service — had grown to 3,500 acres and was 20% contained Tuesday morning.Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Cut to the Yellowstone crew, still coming to grips with John Dutton’s nightmare scenario, dismantling a ranch that cannot be kept because of the tax burden.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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India is feeling the full force of this Travis headwind. 2023 was bad enough, From the World Test Championship final at the Oval to Ahmedabad in the World Cup Final five months later, Head has been Rohit Sharma’s biggest nightmare.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Many planetary shifts and changes are causing havoc not just in the sky but also in our personal lives.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Dangerous snow and ice have already piled up in parts of the Northeast, causing havoc on roads and roofs to cave in.Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
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So what if her husband, Bill, is hovering on the edge of the abyss of Alzheimer’s?Jesse Green, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Accused of stealing a backpack in the Bronx in 2010, Browder was dropped into an abyss of bureaucracy and neglect.Jelani Cobb, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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Having at last regained hope from the fall of the House of Assad, the Syrian people expect no less from the countries that have for so many years allowed the country’s agony to continue at their expense.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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Santa Cruz’s tiny agonies manage a delicate balance between stately, shimmering guitar lines and plaintive synthesizer accompaniment while Bazan sings with a gusto that bests his finest performances.Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
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To avoid making a big glittery mess, use a tablespoon to add 1-2 scoops of glitter to the water and glycerin mixture, and stir gently.Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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The entries, in particular, were a mess without him.Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Or did Christ die only for us, leaving any other creatures to a kind of limbo or perdition?Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 27 June 2024
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Although Adolf Hitler met his road to perdition, Joseph Stalin survived and extended his despotism.Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
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While there are notable and beautiful bright spots to All or Nothing (most of which go to infallible Leigh regular Ruth Sheen), the film really doubles down on the ambient misery of these people’s lives.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Adults explain little to her—the possibility of death lies beyond her field of vision—which gives the vivid misery of her treatment a fairy-tale quality.Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Hell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hell. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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