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something unpleasant to look at are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?

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Recent Examples of horror Kusama most recently directed the first two episodes of AMC’s horror anthology series, The Terror: The Devil In Silver which premieres in 2025. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025 For example, horror films usually have a tragedy structure, whereas comedies follow Man in a Hole or Cinderella narratives. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025 Lady and the Tramp (2019) The best part of Lady and the Tramp is its use of real dogs instead of rendering them into CG horrors. Barry Levitt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025 Comments John Malkovich, in a very John Malkovich role, plays a twisted pop star in Opus, A24’s incisive horror film about the cult of toxic fandom. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for horror
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Noun
  • Migraine Migraine and sleep abnormalities, such as sleepwalking, teeth-grinding, and nightmares, often go hand in hand.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
  • At his best, Hopkins is a mismatch nightmare at the four who can slash and finish at the rim with physicality, make plays for his teammates and defend with toughness.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the first four episodes, Newsom seems incapable of interrogating any right-wing position—whether on tariffs, book bans, trans women in sports, wokeness, or the mess at the border.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Those were poor seasons which took in the decline of Marcelo Bielsa, Jesse Marsch’s tenure and the mess that followed with Javi Gracia and Sam Allardyce.
    Beren Cross, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • By understanding where and when white sharks are most likely to be detected, researchers and policymakers can better communicate with the public about how to safely enjoy Maine’s beaches without unnecessary fear.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Swalwell says fear of retribution and violence silences others in Congress, including Republicans.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The new footage opens with Happy Gilmore expressing disgust at a bust of his head, which sits alongside those of real golfers like Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
  • That thought has become a point of great debate, and now increasing disgust, with the Cowboys, whomever their quarterback.
    Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • How could an empathetic person commit such atrocities?
    Ross Overline, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.
    Federico Perelmuter, The Dial, 13 Mar. 2025
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  • Another video showed a woman wailing in agony over one of the victims.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • On a nation’s struggle and agony; the nature of democracy; Trump vs. Canada; and more On Monday, next to the Hudson River in New York, there was a demonstration.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Objects are often askew and out of frame, and everyday sounds like a toilet flush or blinds being pulled assume a low, staticky growl, as though frights fueled by childish imagination.
    Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
  • In a second Instagram Stories post, the singer offered another look at the cake, featuring a large bust of a clicker, the fungal zombie-esque frights from the Last of Us video game franchise and HBO series of the same name.
    Gil Macias, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Recently announced job cuts at Johns Hopkins University, one of Maryland’s largest employers, and tens of thousands of others across the nation, however, are happening with an unsettling speed and efficiency, leaving countless workers in a state of anxiety, uncertainty and despair.
    Alan M. Langlieb, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
  • They are marketed as an alternative for pain relief, anxiety, and sleep disorders.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Horror.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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