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Recent Examples of horror show
But horror shows are a hard sell especially on broadcast networks like NBC (Hannibal might have taken up all the oxygen there) and the occult series never got picked up for a second season.
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
New York Jets 21, Houston Texans 13 (Thursday): A Jets season that had been a horror show so far turned into a treat for New York fans on Halloween night.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The first few months would be a horror show of immigrant families being torn apart and deported.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Now, with streaming, TV horror shows can be just as creepy and scary as their movie brethren.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
New York Jets 21, Houston Texans 13 (Thursday): A Jets season that had been a horror show so far turned into a treat for New York fans on Halloween night.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The first few months would be a horror show of immigrant families being torn apart and deported.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Now, with streaming, TV horror shows can be just as creepy and scary as their movie brethren.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horror show
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After Luigi Mangione allegedly killed Brian Thompson, the C.E.O. of UnitedHealthcare—Mangione has pleaded not guilty—the fact that large numbers of Americans approved of the murder seemed, to some, like proof that the health-insurance system had failed.Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2025
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The White House also sought to tackle transnational repression by issuing a travel ban on Saudi citizens connected to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and by tasking federal agencies to reach out to diaspora communities across the United States.Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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That third spot is a sticky wicket for a team projected to be just outside the top five in the game.Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK published 18 September 2024 A cricketing powerhouse for decades, Pakistan's national team have suddenly found themselves on a sticky wicket.Harriet Marsden, theweek, 18 Sep. 2024
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At the Brentwood location of popular Italian eatery Jon & Vinny’s, staff complained of headaches and sore throats in a text message group chat.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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The common symptoms of POTS include light-headedness, fainting, brain fog, fatigue, headache, blurred vision, tremors, and nausea.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Other names for the full moon in January include the bear hunting moon, goose moon and moon of the strong cold, according to Farmers’ Almanac.Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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Their sample model card bears similarities to CHAI's, including sections for risk management, development, performance and limitations.Alexis Kayser, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The date was January 11, 1972, and Darren McGavin debuted as Carl Kolchak, an investigative reporter who, in this instance, suspected that a serial killer in the Las Vegas area was actually a vampire.Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Where is The Breakthrough killer Daniel Nyqvist now?Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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Mathew White, an environmental psychologist, has found that being near water versus being on a city street is about the same difference in happiness as doing household chores versus going out socializing with friends.Janice Kaplan, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ever since people started mowing their lawns, there has been a mountain of excuses for putting it off, like any other chore.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
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The Federal Election Commission states corporations and labor organizations are allowed to make donations to an inaugural committee and contributions are not subject to any limits.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Automation at the plant, which opened during the pandemic five years ago, has resulted in fewer finger injuries, near total lemon usage (up from 40% when done manually), and saved around 10,000 labor hours per day.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2025
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There is one absolute stinker of a Double Jeopardy! round, filled with incorrect guesses and clues when nobody even buzzes in.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Commanders at Cowboys, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET ► Reports have the Commanders playing everyone, which means Jayden Daniels, Terry McLaurin (even after that stinker), and Brian Robinson Jr. are must-starts.Jake Ciely, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Horror show.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror%20show. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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