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Adjective
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Neither half of this grotesque couple wanted to end their relationship with a man who had so generously enabled their lifestyles.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The grotesque details—the uncle’s fingernails piercing his hands, the dog’s permanent terror of rabbits—are simply there.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Someone may have had the impulse to say something despicable about the assassination of Kirk or expressed some repulsive attitudes towards a particular group of people that warranted social pressure.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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Parasites are repulsive enough in the wild, but coming across one in your food takes the gross-out factor to a whole other level.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
8 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps the final three episodes will pull together a cogent statement or two, something beyond the trope of ostensibly idyllic small towns hiding monstrous truths behind their white picket fences.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2025
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There, Henry took a monstrous turn and became Venca.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
20 Oct. 2025
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When her rival, Poot’s Thea, arrives underdressed, Hedda forces her into a hideous frock with fussy bows and an ungainly skirt.—
Amy Nicholson,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Here, see the real-life The Twits cast side-by-side with their hilariously hideous animated counterparts.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Often, one of the pair is more offensive or box-to-box in their profile, with the other being more of a traditional, defensive-minded midfielder whose strengths are to break up opposition attacks.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Many criticized that Bell's words seemed to downplay domestic violence, which was particularly offensive during Domestic Violence Awareness month.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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But Montgomery also insisted that Billy get a more complex backstory that helped explain his repugnant behavior, especially toward Max and Lucas in the second season.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Rieff also invokes sickness in another sense, denoting that which is morally repugnant.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Considering that Rebecca and Noah’s mom, Bina (Tovah Feldshuh), came off as equally unpleasant, Foster, Konner, and Kaplan kind of had to retool the character.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Despite being so unpleasant, hemorrhoid complications are surprisingly common.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Among the thousands of Halloween attractions offering frightful fun throughout the country right now, there is one experience with scares that stand above the rest.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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Candy, costumes, pumpkin patches — the costs of fall fun can be positively frightful.—
Amber Roberson,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Ogreish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogreish. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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