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as in horrible
causing fear
a terrible nightmare that woke me up
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as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
I have a terrible headache
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as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
that is a terrible movie to let your six-year-old watch
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as in awful
extremely unsatisfactory
this nonfat ice cream is terrible
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as in poor
of low quality
manufactures terrible clothes that often tear after a single wash
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Recent Examples of terrible
Minshew was terrible in 10 appearances and got benched multiple times before suffering a broken collarbone.
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The fight scenes in Season 2 were almost all terrible by comparison.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Lenovo can outfit the Yoga 9i 2-in-1 with as much as 1TB of solid-state storage, which isn’t immense but also not terrible for a laptop that measures just 0.63 inches thick and weighs only 2.91 pounds to start.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Yesterday’s congressional certification of the Electoral College results is also the anniversary of the terrible violence and chaos of four years ago, Jan. 6, 2021.
—Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
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Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
The fight scenes in Season 2 were almost all terrible by comparison.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Lenovo can outfit the Yoga 9i 2-in-1 with as much as 1TB of solid-state storage, which isn’t immense but also not terrible for a laptop that measures just 0.63 inches thick and weighs only 2.91 pounds to start.
—Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
Yesterday’s congressional certification of the Electoral College results is also the anniversary of the terrible violence and chaos of four years ago, Jan. 6, 2021.
—Orlando Sentinel and New York Daily News Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrible
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Much like in that previous doc, this is a record of some of the most turbulent, heart-wrenching, and anxiety-inducing years in the country’s history, specifically the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro and his horrible administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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The discourse will take the horrible transition from the coronation of 2024 to the unfair new expectations of 2025.Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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In 2021, a storm killed over 240 people and left millions of residents without power sparking intense backlash for ERCOT.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Flames were pushed by intense wind gusts that officials had warned could fuel any spark into a fast-moving and erratic wildfire.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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In a Facebook post written in Arabic, Belal Badawi noted the horrific news of his son's death.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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In other horrific news, a 42-year-old man drove his pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year on New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 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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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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With sleep disorders affecting approximately 70 million Americans and poor sleep linked to serious health risks like heart disease, stroke and cognitive decline, the Tone Buds represent a significant advancement in personal sleep technology.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Everybody connected to the death of this poor guy is dead now.Makena Gera, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Not all of us found powerful metaphors for social change in popular titles, and plenty of terrifying efforts flew under the radar in the genre’s generally high-grossing landscape.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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But this had been another year and another fight at the lower end of the table with terrifying fears of relegation only for the new manager to come in and for the team to embark upon a winning run at the end of the season.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Taken to the extreme, though, the intensive approach can foreclose opportunities for community support.Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Hand removal is intensive but ensures only target species are impacted.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
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The crime and trial fueled a gruesome media circus that drove the Lindberghs to Europe—and Hauptmann to the electric chair. Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, lived on a country estate near Hopewell, New Jersey.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bring on more implausible shenanigans from Allison Williams’s roboticist and Violet McGraw as her grieving niece, as well as more wild fight scenes, gruesome deaths, and bizarre twists.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Terrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrible. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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