as in hell
a state in which everything is out of order
it looks like heck in that boy's bedroom
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Recent Examples of heck
How in heck could Microsoft's stock retain its leadership thanks to Azure growth picking up by just a few percentage point?
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Lexus and parent company Toyota Motor Co. have done a heck of job in recent years with their re-designs of both fleets.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
At San Onofre — just yards from the shore break, on a bluff over the blue Pacific, in an active earthquake zone and close to 8 million residents — millions of pounds of waste are stranded, entombed in concrete, waiting for the federal government to figure out what the bloody heck to do with it.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Yes, the Chicago Cubs are having a heck of a time scoring runs lately.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for heck
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Lexus and parent company Toyota Motor Co. have done a heck of job in recent years with their re-designs of both fleets.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
At San Onofre — just yards from the shore break, on a bluff over the blue Pacific, in an active earthquake zone and close to 8 million residents — millions of pounds of waste are stranded, entombed in concrete, waiting for the federal government to figure out what the bloody heck to do with it.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 18 June 2025
Yes, the Chicago Cubs are having a heck of a time scoring runs lately.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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Art the Clown is going to raise hell as the Terrifier film franchise comes to Halloween Horror Nights for the first time.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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What fresh hell will Wednesday’s Grandmama (the Absolutely Fabulous Joanna Lumley) raise at Nevermore?—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The bacteria causing havoc for summer swimmers include E.coli and Enterococcus — nasty germs often found in the feces of people and animals.—
Shreya Srinivasan,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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Cilic was never in the contest because of a foot blister that was causing havoc with pain and movement, something that was imperative against the balletic Federer.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Even before the credits start to unspool, Star Wars fashion, director Richard Lester lets fly with a series of slapstick sight gags that pile disaster on disaster until only Superman himself can untangle the mess.—
Arthur Knight,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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The Doheny Longboard Surfing Association also gathers in the early-morning hours at the Dana Point beach to clean up the crowd’s mess.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
4 July 2025
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In jumbles of old stones that, to me, are barely legible as the remains of buildings, Cocon López could see the entire timeline of old Aké and how later people interacted with and repurposed what came before.—
Lizzie Wade,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Instead, voters themselves are jumbles of competing and sometimes contradictory interests.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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