1
: hell sense 2
all heck breaks loose
2
: hell sense 4
a heck of a lot of money
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it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
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Cincinnati Word on the street is Cincinnati’s film commissioners made a heck of a presentation to Sundance’s selection committee, answering all of the major logistical questions.
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, Notre Dame-Penn State (Thursday’s Orange Bowl) and Ohio State-Texas (Friday’s Cotton Bowl) is a heck of a doubleheader.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Wear a face mask when and where the risk is higher such as crowded public indoor locations: Sure, some political and business leaders have managed to politicize the heck out of face masks.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
In the meantime, Notre Dame-Penn State (Thursday’s Orange Bowl) and Ohio State-Texas (Friday’s Cotton Bowl) is a heck of a doubleheader.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Wear a face mask when and where the risk is higher such as crowded public indoor locations: Sure, some political and business leaders have managed to politicize the heck out of face masks.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heck. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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