as in dump
a dirty or messy place
his first apartment was a hellhole in an unsafe neighborhood
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Recent Examples of hellhole
Pritzker has been trying to debunk claims that Chicago is an out-of-control hellhole; to assert in court that the federal government has no right to send in federal troops; and to discredit the tactics by immigration agents to arrest migrants in his state’s streets and businesses.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Who wants to work to separate family members from each other or put people in a hellhole in the Everglades?
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
She was immediately put on the next plane back to her Third World hellhole.
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Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Crimea and the Donbas are economic hellholes and huge drains on Russian resources.
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Alexander J. Motyl,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2016
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Who wants to work to separate family members from each other or put people in a hellhole in the Everglades?
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
She was immediately put on the next plane back to her Third World hellhole.
—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Crimea and the Donbas are economic hellholes and huge drains on Russian resources.
—
Alexander J. Motyl,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Jan. 2016
See All Example Sentences for hellhole
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hellhole
Noun
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Included in the photo dump is a glimpse into her ongoing romance with hypnotherapist Jim Curtis.
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This isn't intended to be a trauma dump, inspire jealousy, or make your significant other act as your therapist.
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The reason can be explained by a Japanese proverb about the importance of leaving no mess.
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Clean high-traffic areas or rooms where pets and kids tend to cause messes more frequently.
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The crash also resulted in a large hole in the side of the vessel.
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The piece has seven holes for customization, and it’s designed to be worn at the hips or waist.
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De Wet claims Olivier then ordered him to dispose of their bodies in a pigsty — an act prosecutors believe was meant to destroy evidence.
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Regard your property as an investment in a pigsty, and visitors will treat it thus.
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Rainn Wilson, the actor who portrayed him, has a pigpen.
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Police came back the next day and found the boy's remains in the family's pigpen.
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The result leaves nearly every performer fumbling for traction in Serkis and Stoller’s muddy-yet-gutless cinematic sty.
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In 1981, he was elected mayor, if not quite the Zohran Mamdani of the Reagan revolution (Mamdani won by two hundred thousand votes, not ten), then at least a sty in the Gipper’s eye.
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“Hellhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hellhole. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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