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 gruesome find occurred during a search for Brian Tarrence, a 51-year-old New Yorker who disappeared late last month while on vacation with his wife.
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
What happened in just a few gruesome hours at a rental home in Knoxville in January 2007 launched the city into a media frenzy, ignited furor from white supremacists and led to a 12-year courtroom drama that included a judge stepping down amid official misconduct charges for popping pills.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
Director James Watkins will helm the movie centered around the gruesome Gotham City villain.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 6 July 2025
Howard Ehrman has seen his fair share of gruesome sights in his 56 years as a physician.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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David Matthews, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
What happened in just a few gruesome hours at a rental home in Knoxville in January 2007 launched the city into a media frenzy, ignited furor from white supremacists and led to a 12-year courtroom drama that included a judge stepping down amid official misconduct charges for popping pills.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
Director James Watkins will helm the movie centered around the gruesome Gotham City villain.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 6 July 2025
Howard Ehrman has seen his fair share of gruesome sights in his 56 years as a physician.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gruesome
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Family recounts parents' efforts to save children The family of the two children who died in the flooding recounted in a GoFundMe page the horrific moment floodwaters swept the young siblings away and the desperate attempt by their parents to save their lives.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
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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Because of Denise Gough's human frailty as a woman destroyed by her own ambition and Kyle Soller's cowardice in the face of a horrible truth.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
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Soak up the gall of losing, absorb the horrible information, feel it to the full, go there—and then rebound, with superb elasticity.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
22 July 2025
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The Too Much creator recently shared her vision for a film based on the shocking affair between Tom Sandoval and Rachel Leviss that was unpacked during the Bravo reality show’s Season 10 reunion in 2023, as Sandoval’s estranged ex Ariana Madix had the chance to confront them both.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 Aug. 2025
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Contract disputes involving All-Pro members of the Dallas Cowboys are hardly shocking this time of year.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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My heart goes out to all of the Jewish children, grandchildren and future great-grandchildren who must ultimately bear the brunt of the terrible additional worldwide antisemitism caused directly by the horrific actions of the Israeli government over the past two years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Friday was particularly unsettling as terrible jobs data slammed the market and triggered President Donald Trump .—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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That said, The Magician of Tiger Castle did initially start out as a YA romcom about Princess Tullia escaping her betrothal to the neighboring kingdom’s awful prince.—
Natalie Zutter
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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Over the course of several weeks in June and July, CNN followed a group of Palestinian women facing an awful choice between risking their own lives, which could deprive their families of their only remaining provider, or watching their children starve.—
Sarah El Sirgany,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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One of the most effectively frightening gags in the movie is little more than an actor in ghoulish makeup tunneling under a bedsheet.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 July 2025
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And frightening, even to the leaders around Xi Jinping in Beijing.—
Kerry Brown,
Time,
29 July 2025
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gruesome. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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