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hideous

[hid-ee-uhs] / ˈhɪd i əs /


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Even more striking than the population growth of unicorns has been their swelling sizes, which has set off a portmantavalanche of hideous new classifications.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Besides, D.C. could even offer the DNC a solution to what is otherwise sure to be a process full of hideous legal and political dilemmas.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

No Triple Crown, no hope of winning the Six Nations title, no end to their hideous run of defeats against Ireland - now standing at 12 and with no discernible sign of it stopping there.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Car manufacturers that continued to churn out hideous gas guzzlers have long since vanished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Hundreds and hundreds of hideous blisters boiled all over his face.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis




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