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
The kid Max Christie is having a heck of a year for them, as well.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
The Frying Pan Tower is 32 miles offshore, way the heck up in the air, and the coolest vacation rental on earth
Emily Pennington
Published: Sep 5, 2023 Updated: Jan 10, 2025
The Best Adventure in Every National Park.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2025
Cincinnati Word on the street is Cincinnati’s film commissioners made a heck of a presentation to Sundance’s selection committee, answering all of the major logistical questions.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025
The Frying Pan Tower is 32 miles offshore, way the heck up in the air, and the coolest vacation rental on earth
Emily Pennington
Published: Sep 5, 2023 Updated: Jan 10, 2025
The Best Adventure in Every National Park.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2025
Cincinnati Word on the street is Cincinnati’s film commissioners made a heck of a presentation to Sundance’s selection committee, answering all of the major logistical questions.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
There are no gilded gates here, but there is one heck of a party, complete with serenading busts, ballroom dancers, excitable opera singers, drunken buffoonery and portraits locked in an endless duel.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heck
Noun
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This would be fine in previous seasons, where the ’90s storyline propelled each episode with fresh hell in every episode.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Cowboys seem to be more concerned about the possibility of cap hell than exhausting every last resource to win now.—
Jon Machota,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The lawsuit alleged the foreign aid freeze is unlawful, exceeds Trump's authority as president and is causing havoc.—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The iconic blue alien could be seen causing havoc on the field, crashing a golf cart into a goal post and stealing a broadcaster’s microphone, with cheers from the crowd.—
Carolyn Burt,
Orange County Register,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There was mess from the beginning, and his hands were in all of it.—
Katie Drummond,
WIRED,
13 Feb. 2025
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This business is old and a mess — there aren’t overnight solutions to any of these conversations — but the fact that these conversations are being had by such public figures is such a joy and will lead to change finally.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Minimize noise and clutter Dr. Small says environmental triggers like loud sounds and jumbles of papers and clothing can increase sundowning symptoms.—
Cathy Habas,
SELF,
17 Jan. 2025
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Owners’ names now read like jumbles of computer code, retirement homes or rock bands: Silver Sage, Dream Homes, Blue Apple, P Fin VII, Wref II, 3xs2, Vivid, Straight Red Lines, TKJK, Jags Proper.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
24 June 2024
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“Heck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heck. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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