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Recent Examples of luridly
This involved hanging and displaying the body in a luridly public cage.
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Tara Ramanathan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
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Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.
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Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
Tara Ramanathan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
The story was subbed, luridly headlined, set in type, and fitted lovingly into the front page.
—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.
—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
But Masumura’s manner is raw and harsh, a cinematic parallel to pulp fiction, with intense emotional and physical violence, candid and heated eroticism, hectic performances, and luridly skewed visual compositions.
—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luridly
Adverb
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American doctors are so conspicuously well-paid that a group of economic researchers spent years trying to figure out why.
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However, the Dawson’s Creek actress is conspicuously absent from the iconic sequel, where the character is played by Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Adverb
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The country's spring lines up neatly with the American fall, and both islands come alive with wildflowers and blossoms as temperatures climb through November, all before the summer crowds arrive.
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The hallmarks of cobalt poisoning fit the woman’s array of symptoms neatly.
Adverb
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Even 250 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, public awareness of AAPI history remains strikingly low.
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But their personalities, and political instincts, converge most strikingly around cities.
Adverb
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As businesses in Hollywood and other sectors face more consolidation and competition, executives are getting richly compensated more for their role in leading companies through challenging times.
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The result is 260 pages of richly-detailed, expressive drawings, mostly in regimented 12-panel grids that mirror the grinding rhythms of daily life in rural, 19th century America.
Adverb
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The concealer is smartly housed in the lid of the jar.
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All four players are exceptional in their roles, playing smartly off their screen personas while exploring the nuances of the characters and their intersecting dynamics.
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“Luridly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luridly. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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