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as in horrible
causing fear
a horrendous explosion shook the building
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as in awful
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
a horrendous breach of good manners that should not escape censure
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as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
emergency room personnel did not flinch even from the most horrendous injuries
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Recent Examples of horrendous
Her Celeste Wright is two entirely different people: one a confident professional woman and loyal friend; the other, a victim of horrendous domestic abuse from her successful, handsome husband.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The Tigers need to add offense in an attempt to gain the fanbase's trust back after a horrendous handling of the 2024 roster.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Amid this horrendous run of form for one of the greatest teams soccer has ever seen, there is a very real fear among Manchester City fans that things are about to get a lot worse.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The team’s future is uncertain on multiple levels, starting with Deshaun Watson’s horrendous contract.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The Tigers need to add offense in an attempt to gain the fanbase's trust back after a horrendous handling of the 2024 roster.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Amid this horrendous run of form for one of the greatest teams soccer has ever seen, there is a very real fear among Manchester City fans that things are about to get a lot worse.
—Joe Prince-Wright, Nbc Sports, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
The team’s future is uncertain on multiple levels, starting with Deshaun Watson’s horrendous contract.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrendous
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Given this area’s rich history with horrible weather and big events at this time of year, there is still a chance that the Cotton Bowl will be postponed until Saturday.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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How horrible for my sweet little nephews to watch their house disappear like this.Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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After missing 27 games with a left hamstring strain, Zion Williamson returned to the court on Tuesday night and provided one of the few gratifying moments the New Orleans Pelicans could savor during an awful season.William Guillory, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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But any Three Mile Island-style tech meltdown would come with awful collateral damage.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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This individual’s conduct and language were vile, disgusting, unacceptable, and horrific and have no place in our workplace and society.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The horrific Palisades Fire may have started at a spot near the popular Temescal Ridge trail.Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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What’s more terrifying than losing control of your physical and mental self as your most primal, animalistic instincts take the wheel?David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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The stability and flexibility around Josh Allen makes for a terrifying formula.Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Things did get ugly a few years later, with the Mexican-American war.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Year 3 has been ugly — his five-on-five points per 60 have nearly been cut in half (2.57 to 1.32), as has his primary assist rate (1.17 to 0.55).Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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Ten people were murdered in the New York City subway system last year — including the recent, random and gruesome immolation of a homeless New Jersey woman asleep on a Brooklyn train — up from five murders in 2023.Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Did Hawthorne base these characters on the Rev. Ephraim Avery and his young congregant Sarah Maria Cornell, whose gruesome death in 1832 in Fall River, 50 miles south of Boston, shocked all of New England?Liesl Schillinger, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Two women were now the lead anchors on Today, creating a powerful symbolism just as terrible revelations were surfacing about several men in the industry.Eric Deggans, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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The start of the Palisades and Eaton Fires was a case of terrible timing: A drought had turned abundant vegetation into crisp fire fuel, and the winter rains were absent.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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This woman is just an awful, disgusting person in general.Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Regardless of who wins, social media will be abuzz with the postgame mayo shower, which is either good comedy or downright disgusting, depending on your tolerance for condiments getting poured on people.Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Horrendous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrendous. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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