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Recent Examples of ghoulish
The team’s last three regular-seasons have been ghoulish: 27-55, 21-61 and now 19-59.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
The official White House Twitter account is doing something, well, ghoulish and inexplicable.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga is joining the ghoulish world of Wednesday for its second season, and the Netflix series’ star Jenna Ortega opened up about working with Mother Monster.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
There are elegant formulas that sit well under makeup, that don’t have a ghoulish white tint or cause your skincare to pill.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
The official White House Twitter account is doing something, well, ghoulish and inexplicable.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga is joining the ghoulish world of Wednesday for its second season, and the Netflix series’ star Jenna Ortega opened up about working with Mother Monster.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
There are elegant formulas that sit well under makeup, that don’t have a ghoulish white tint or cause your skincare to pill.
—Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghoulish
Adjective
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These ghostly demons are said to appear before a person's passing, a premonition that looks identical to the soon-to-be-deceased.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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Vogue recently spoke to Walker about letting Tom Wolfe guide her expectations of present-day digital media, her favorite blog she’s ever written, the ghostly specter of the girlboss, and attempting to resist universalizing in her writing.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Such spectral doppelgängers stalk the living as grim omens of impending death.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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As the spectral figure begins to manifest in real life, his girlfriend Pia investigates the ghost’s identity, uncovering connections to a former university student named Lilies.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 May 2025
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And the usually sure-handed Terps committed some ghastly errors at inopportune times.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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Over the past three postseasons, Hellebuyck is a flabbergasting 1-9 on the road with a ghastly .838 save percentage and an almost unfathomable 4.98 goals-against average.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Set on an eerie yet beautiful island, this book is equal parts mystery and love story.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Oh, and this world's music is composed by Danny Elfman, for extra eerie feels.—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Something about the childlike designs and marketing is so spooky like .. stars and bright colors?—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 May 2025
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Tony Todd, the franchise’s only mainstay (who died last year), makes a soulfully spooky cameo; and Richard Harmon, who plays one of Stefani’s cousins and whose multiple piercings and rogue demeanor make great playthings for Death, is a comic standout.—
Beatrice Loayza,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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In a beautiful collision of worlds, our talented composer Paul Banks has reinterpreted two Iggy songs in his own unique and haunting way, serving as celebration of both Iggy and the film’s themes.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2025
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The massacre of the Jezebel’s women is a scene of shocking violence for the dystopian series, and the execution of so many women is a haunting vision June imagines when she’s then told by Nick what happened.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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The doll is so creepy that’s peeking out the window.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Using Hyper-Granular Targeting That Feels Creepy One big fail marketers make in personalized marketing is getting too granular with data—making campaigns creepy instead of relevant.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Joining me is my Staten Island brother, Pete Davidson, who unveils a darker, dramatic side as his character navigates a bizarre group of residents in an old age home.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
29 May 2025
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Part of that stems from fewer bizarre storytelling choices (good!), and part of it is a byproduct of an overly cautious attitude toward character development (bad).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
28 May 2025
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“Ghoulish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ghoulish. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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