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Recent Examples of ungodly
Whether or not the show is about pandemics, AI, or some ungodly combination of the two, one thing’s for certain—there’s never a better time to travel than during the apocalypse.
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
This secluded and mountainous chunk of property offers more elevation change than most of the American Midwest combined—and thanks to the recent 40-plus inches of rain, a similarly Midwestern potential to produce ungodly amounts of mud.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Sensabaugh sensation One direct byproduct of the Bulls’ inability to defend the point of attack is the possibility in any game for a relatively unknown player to rip off an ungodly amount of points.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Nineteenth century reformers and religious authorities condemned the circus as an ungodly, drunken spectacle ripe with gender transgressions and obscenities.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
This secluded and mountainous chunk of property offers more elevation change than most of the American Midwest combined—and thanks to the recent 40-plus inches of rain, a similarly Midwestern potential to produce ungodly amounts of mud.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
Sensabaugh sensation One direct byproduct of the Bulls’ inability to defend the point of attack is the possibility in any game for a relatively unknown player to rip off an ungodly amount of points.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Nineteenth century reformers and religious authorities condemned the circus as an ungodly, drunken spectacle ripe with gender transgressions and obscenities.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungodly
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The song evokes the chaos, tragedy, and soul of the Stewart clan like nothing else, the performance an unholy hybrid of rock, country, bluegrass, blues, and even psychedelia.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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As a result, politicians are indebted to a few hundred billionaires who drop unholy amounts of cash every election cycle.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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But Clavicular’s rise is pernicious.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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So when and why did humans fall prey to such a pernicious threat?—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
26 Feb. 2026
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The name of the basilica next to the cloister, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, is indicative of its past, a Catholic basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary over what was once a pagan temple to the Roman god of wisdom, Minerva.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Wild rhythms evoke the rupture of that earth, making way for the pagan rituals that herald the arrival of spring.—
Luis Palomares,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Gavin Newsom loves to brag about his accomplishments as governor — a syndrome that sometimes backfires when reality raises its ugly head.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Stocks are quickly deteriorating, with each of the major averages on pace to post an ugly month of losses as hopes for a quick resolution to the Middle East conflict gives way to fear.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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My dad was raised Methodist and comes from a very devout Methodist family — I was baptized twice because both of them thought the other thing was heathen.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some of my brethren and sis-tren (sis-tren?) in the heathen media tribe get all riled up if a player or coach won’t speak to them.—
Paul Daugherty,
Cincinnati.com,
30 May 2019
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Their jail is strange and unwholesome.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
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Grievous bodily harm, nonconsensual drugging, murder, yes…still, thank god there’s nothing unwholesome here, like say a man in a dress.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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While no formal announcement has been made to update its longstanding alcohol ban, Andrew Leber of Tulane University said this is in line with the Kingdom’s past approach to such potentially impious reforms.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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The only true dictionary is the lost one, the dictionary of the language that perished when the impious tower was built: the original language, God’s language.—
Mariana Dimópulos,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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But where a female-friendship show like Tuca & Bertie falls into the trap of presenting relatability at the expense of creativity, YOLO introduces a dynamic that is depraved, boozy, druggy, shaggy, and totally amoral.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Cast against type, Stamos has fun slyly underplaying a thoroughly depraved character.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Ungodly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungodly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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