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Recent Examples of horror show
Yet vote counts indicate Democrats’ horror show may not be over: Two Republican candidates in west Mesa’s Legislative District 9 have been catching up to Democratic incumbent Rep. Seth Blattman, one of the district’s two House representatives.
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The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
She’s also come up with a way to remind people who might be flying between LAX and JFK that this horror show affects them, too.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
But in comparison to the psychedelic horror show that is the Chelsea home shirt, this is basically an elegant and perfectly-cut Gucci suit.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
But horror shows are a hard sell especially on broadcast networks like NBC (Hannibal might have taken up all the oxygen there) and the occult series never got picked up for a second season.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2024
She’s also come up with a way to remind people who might be flying between LAX and JFK that this horror show affects them, too.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
But in comparison to the psychedelic horror show that is the Chelsea home shirt, this is basically an elegant and perfectly-cut Gucci suit.
—Nick Miller, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
But horror shows are a hard sell especially on broadcast networks like NBC (Hannibal might have taken up all the oxygen there) and the occult series never got picked up for a second season.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horror show
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With some rare exceptions, a person must be convicted of first-degree murder in Idaho to be eligible for the death penalty.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2025
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After pleading guilty earlier this year to third-degree murder in the overdose death of a Savage man, Tino Andre Jones Jr., 34, of Woodbury, was sentenced to 135 months in prison Dec. 22.—
Alex Malm,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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That third spot is a sticky wicket for a team projected to be just outside the top five in the game.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK published 18 September 2024 A cricketing powerhouse for decades, Pakistan's national team have suddenly found themselves on a sticky wicket.—
Harriet Marsden,
theweek,
18 Sep. 2024
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Severe infections may include aches, headaches, elevated fever, lethargy, rashes, and blood in the urine or stool.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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Side effects reported with valerian include headache, dizziness, skin rash, and nausea.—
Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH,
Health,
3 Feb. 2025
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And throughout much of Europe, this custom was associated with animals like bears, badgers and hedgehogs that were beginning to wake from winter hibernation.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Then, in December, the National Park Service issued its final rule restricting bear baiting on Alaska lands managed by the NPS.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
31 Jan. 2025
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Among the forward group, Granlund was the Sharks’ leading penalty killer, and Celebrini will be one of those asked to help pick up the slack.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
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And Fox is still a killer in the clutch, so Wembanyama gets to pick his spots in growing more into his superstardom.—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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These include everything from household chores to personal business.—
Harriette Cole,
The Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Life often slows down in the winter: fewer guests, fewer plans, chores put off due to 5 p.m. sunsets.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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The organization plans to use the month, and the rest of the year, focusing on the role of Black labor in building the nation through industry or community work.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Gómez downplays the punitive aspect of it, and her subjects self-critically discuss the compulsory manual labor in positive terms.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2025
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Saturday’s loss to the Nashville Predators was, for the most part, a stinker.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Coming two days after a 140-112 home loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, the Miami stinker continued a recent downturn to a season that had seemed so promising just a couple of weeks ago.—
Mike Monroe,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Horror show.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horror%20show. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.
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