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as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
thank you for sparing us from the lurid details of the story
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as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
the doctor was alarmed by the patient's lurid complexion was lurid after a long winter spent indoors
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as in sensational
arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction
the lurid news reports about the romance between the two Hollywood stars
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Recent Examples of lurid
All that lends the experience of watching Purpose with imprimatur of the real, an effect that’s both stately and impishly lurid: See what America’s Black elite are really like behind closed doors.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
These lurid discoveries underscored the threat of more bureaucratic episodes in the history of tax data sharing, including the controversy over the USDA’s statistical program.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Headlines about the case have at times focused on its more lurid details, like the roughly 1,000 bottles of baby oil and personal lubricant seized from his home during a March 2024 search conducted by federal authorities.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Ruth, we’re told, is a great writer but initially tries too hard to imagine stories outside her own experience, including a particularly lurid tale involving a couple on safari.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
These lurid discoveries underscored the threat of more bureaucratic episodes in the history of tax data sharing, including the controversy over the USDA’s statistical program.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Headlines about the case have at times focused on its more lurid details, like the roughly 1,000 bottles of baby oil and personal lubricant seized from his home during a March 2024 search conducted by federal authorities.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
Ruth, we’re told, is a great writer but initially tries too hard to imagine stories outside her own experience, including a particularly lurid tale involving a couple on safari.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lurid
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Six decades later, Hamas would engage in a gruesome competition with Fatah to outdo one another with terrorist attacks during the 1990s and early 2000s.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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But Trump and Epstein’s association has been out in the open for nearly a quarter century; nineties-era footage of the gruesome twosome together at Mar-a-Lago, leering at a group of young cheerleaders, has been circulating since at least 2019.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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My skin was pallid, and lesions covered the inside of my mouth.—
Suleika Jaouad,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Though not always at the top of his game in the semifinal, Alcaraz now has the chance to cap off a sensational few weeks, having won titles in Monte-Carlo, defeating Musetti in the final, and Rome.—
David Close,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Nestled on a cliff with sensational views of the Pacific on the Hamakua Coast, the Waterfalling Estate became home to the Islanders.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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This is what Qasem Hassan had feared from the start—that the horrific violence inflicted on Israelis on October 7th would be used to justify a war without limits, dehumanizing all Palestinians.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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That this horrific upheaval comes care of Lucy’s work is the real kicker.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Senator Lindsey Graham is running for a fifth term, though his approval numbers pale in comparison to other Republicans lawmakers from South Carolina, according to recent polling.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The heart of Paris, now as then, spans the colors of a March sky at dusk: pale gold, chilly white, slate blue.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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Southern Living contributor Rick Bragg says the recipe is actually very simple: squishy white brand, salt and pepper, generous smears of mayo, and slices of juicy tomatoes.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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But then what looked like a tap-in par on the long par-three eighth turned into a shocking miss.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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When Burns bogeyed the par-3 16th, missing an eight-foot par putt that seemed shocking for a player whose play on the greens had been incredible all week, Spaun saved par with a clutch second shot that put him five feet from the cup.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Truth be told, these portraits can be colorful, impactful statements in any room.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Aurora borealis, commonly known as the northern lights, are colorful ribbons of light that weave across Earth's northern or southern polar regions, according to NASA.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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“Lurid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lurid. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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