variants
also grewsome
as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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Recent Examples of gruesome
The story of six people whose fates are tied together by a gruesome past act begins in the middle, when a burn victim is brought into a hospital in the fictional town of Guhoe, South Korea.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
After conducting interviews and reviewing Hale’s digital devices, online accounts, artwork and writings, detectives managed to piece together the killer’s preparation and motivation behind the gruesome attack.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
The Roman authorities persecuted Christians harshly, subjecting them to torture and deaths even more gruesome than crucifixion.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Museum of Witch Hunt offers a unique and chilling insight into the fear of witches that swept across Europe and led to trials, persecutions, and gruesome executions.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
After conducting interviews and reviewing Hale’s digital devices, online accounts, artwork and writings, detectives managed to piece together the killer’s preparation and motivation behind the gruesome attack.
—John Miller, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
The Roman authorities persecuted Christians harshly, subjecting them to torture and deaths even more gruesome than crucifixion.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Museum of Witch Hunt offers a unique and chilling insight into the fear of witches that swept across Europe and led to trials, persecutions, and gruesome executions.
—David Nikel, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gruesome
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With that horrific risk in mind, the crew hatches a new plan.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2025
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Viscerally horrific, conceptually mindblowing, achingly humane.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Some veterans have impressed at the midpoint of coach Mike Norvell's spring-practice rebuilding as FSU aims to recover from last year's horrible campaign.—
Bob Ferrante,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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But then two horrible shifts by the Wild turned the game upside down in the blink of an eye.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The couple shared their shocking experience in a now-viral TikTok video, warning others about the dangers of unsafe food handling.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Leaders around the world have responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s shocking new tariffs that threaten to upend the global economy with stern words and denunciations.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Apr. 2025
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This is great news for our model but terrible for upsets.—
Jordan Brenner,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The domestic box office is presently in a terrible state, and Minecraft could prove to be the shot of confidence Hollywood studios and cinema owners need after recent films, including Disney’s Snow White, have turned into major disappointments.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Players who are in strong lineups on teams prone to having awful lineups on the floor in the same games are prone to having skewed impact numbers.—
Law Murray,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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And the awful topper came in his Arizona Fall League debut, where the Thomas Jefferson High School product was torched by some of baseball’s best prospects and didn’t make it out of the first inning.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the episode, O'Dowd and Jones play Mike and Amanda, respectively, a couple living a happy and simple life until Amanda suffers a frightening medical emergency and passes out.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gruesome. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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