1
as in horror
the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay
the undeniable atrocity of the forced march of Cherokees known as the Trail of Tears
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as in badness
the state or quality of being utterly evil
was appalled by the atrocity of Stalin's mass executions
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as in cruelty
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
wars often unleash a level of atrocity that would be unimaginable in peacetime
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Recent Examples of atrocity
Singletary grew up in this coastal city — once the nation’s busiest slave port — where racial atrocities went largely ignored by white locals until recently.
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
In the case of Myanmar/Bangladesh, the argument enabled the ICC to engage and investigate the atrocities.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Tribes argued the bill would go a long way toward California making amends for atrocities committed on native peoples.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Harris could have borrowed a page from the Jewish voters who protested against the Gaza atrocities and vociferously demanded a ceasefire.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024
In the case of Myanmar/Bangladesh, the argument enabled the ICC to engage and investigate the atrocities.
—Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Tribes argued the bill would go a long way toward California making amends for atrocities committed on native peoples.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
Harris could have borrowed a page from the Jewish voters who protested against the Gaza atrocities and vociferously demanded a ceasefire.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atrocity
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Next month, her upcoming film The Man in the White Van transitions her into the darker horror genre and out of the spooky childhood stardom.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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That same feature improves immersion in horror games and online gaming.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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By the time this piece comes out, Moo Deng’s appearance on Weekend Update will have been overshadowed by Yang kissing Ariana Grande in a skit about family charades gone awry and Mariah Carey protesting the cruelty of overhead lighting on Las Culturistas.Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
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Wilder’s film, for all its offbeat humor and quotable zingers, was always about the ugliness of Hollywood and the monstrous cruelty of an industry that drains its players like a vampire does its victims.Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
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The November election will shape how Phoenix manages the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation that found routine brutality and discrimination in the city and police department's practices.Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Moore and her costar Margaret Qualley have been lauded for their fearless commitment to the violence and brutality required by their parts, but also for their raw, emotional vulnerability.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Atrocity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atrocity. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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