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Recent Examples of terrible Another major concern with living in what's essentially a big metal box is the terrible thermal performance, so to mitigate this the firm has added spray foam insulation in the walls and ceiling. Adam Williams june 13, New Atlas, 13 June 2025 Kids these days have attention spans crushed under the terrible weight of TikTok and Instgram. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025 My heart goes out to the victims of this terrible tragedy, and the Great People of Boulder, Colorado! Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 June 2025 The veto was a terrible blow to the cause of reparations, which has been gaining momentum across the country despite the Trump administration, which seems hell-bent on sending America backwards. Robert Turner, Baltimore Sun, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for terrible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrible
Adjective
  • And in addition to the swing itself, his overall approach at the plate has always been horrible.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • With guidance from Benny’s older sister and her campus-legend boyfriend, Benny and Carmen juggle horrible hookups, flavored vodka, and fake IDs.
    Peter White, Deadline, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Moster has long been a target of intense scorn in the Orthodox world.
    Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
  • Beijing is also working to draw Europe closer as the continent faces intense pressure from Washington; for example, China has lifted sanctions on members of the European Parliament and dangled other concessions ahead of an EU-Chinese summit scheduled for July 2025.
    Oriana Skylar Mastro, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Remember the horrific pro-Western regime of the Shah with its 150,000+ political prisoners?
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025
  • Hogg’s political genesis began as a senior at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland when the horrific shooting occurred in 2018.
    Maximo Bratter, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Even so, some of Lucy’s pronouncements are so truly awful that a blunt snort of laughter is the only response.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 June 2025
  • Romano moved back into the closer role since the loss of Alvarado, and has alternated awesome and awful performances - his ERA is an unsightly 7.40 to date.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • First touch poor, always wants to go on the inside and thought overall not great.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Cities affected by the alert included Indio, Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Palm Desert, La Quinta and Coachella. To help keep indoor air clean when air quality is poor, officials advised avoiding additional sources of pollution such as fireplaces, candles, and incense.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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  • John Hoffman via Facebook In a statement released on Thursday night, the Hoffman family recounted the terrifying attack, saying they were woken up by someone impersonating an officer who was banging on their door at 2 a.m.
    Stephen Swanson, CBS News, 20 June 2025
  • Whether the result of drugs, alcohol or general hysteria, these terrifying men would enter trance-like states and charge into battle, ignoring severe injuries and collapsing into a feeble heap immediately after the fight concluded.
    Drew Gerber, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Meta is also making major investments in geothermal technology as a less fossil fuel–intensive way to generate power.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
  • Apex scavengers are disproportionately affected by activities like intensive livestock production, land use changes and the wildlife trade.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2025
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  • In the wake of the gruesome shootings of two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers and their spouses, Lee took to social media.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
  • So prepare for more gruesome kills, more gross-outs, more insight into how a society might actually look a generation after an unfathomable event.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 18 June 2025

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“Terrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrible. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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