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gruesome

[groo-suhm] / ˈgru səm /


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It’s also getting more gruesome, and therefore less fun.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

There are also concerns about the gruesome foot blisters that hampered Djokovic.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

But there were no crashes on a course that has a track record for some gruesome wipeouts and evacuation by helicopter, a boost ahead of the February 6-22 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

It’s an example that underscores how our gruesome microbial adversaries are not, after all, very old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

She was in the air, and the dreamlike unreality of floating warred with the gruesome truth beneath her.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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