as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
a macabre movie about animated corpses
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Recent Examples of macabre
With emotional interviews with families of the victims of the Lamb Funeral Home and revelations from former employees, The Mortician unravels a dark, troubling story that involved mass cremations and stealing from the dead in a multitude of macabre ways.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Any time South Africa enters the pointy end of a tournament, their macabre history since readmission in 1992 resurfaces.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
In May, local investigators led me to one of the killing fields, and into a world of macabre rituals.
—Philip Holsinger, Time, 10 June 2025
Then the plot departs from reality and descends into macabre humor, with Cole accidentally pushing the old lady down the stairs, killing her.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Any time South Africa enters the pointy end of a tournament, their macabre history since readmission in 1992 resurfaces.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
In May, local investigators led me to one of the killing fields, and into a world of macabre rituals.
—Philip Holsinger, Time, 10 June 2025
Then the plot departs from reality and descends into macabre humor, with Cole accidentally pushing the old lady down the stairs, killing her.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macabre
Adjective
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But the gruesome truth remains — more than 120 are people are dead, including children.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
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Other all-original haunted houses will include Jason Universe, which takes guests back to the summer camp where, one Friday the 13th, the gruesome legend was born.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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But the first lady and I are here in Texas to express the love and support and the anguish of our entire nation in the aftermath of this really horrific and deadly flood.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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California homeowner’s insurance premiums were already rising before the horrific Southern California wildfires in January.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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In addition to all the shocking Prime Day finds on sale now, J.Crew Factory is stepping up and dropping prices.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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All those TikToks sharing the most important news of the week, or the Instagram influencers reacting to a shocking headline, or the YouTubers making video essays analyzing current events — all of these could not exist without the labor and specialized knowledge of journalists.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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“Macabre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macabre. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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