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hellacious

[he-ley-shuhs] / hɛˈleɪ ʃəs /


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No matter which quarterback was under center, the Commanders had trouble stopping San Francisco’s hellacious front.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2022

That hellacious blaze, which burned nearly 1,000,000 acres through five counties for more than three months, was the largest single wildfire in California history.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022

She was among the sport’s elites seven years ago, a rising star whose hellacious power and risk-it-all tactics propelled her to the semifinals of the 2015 Australian Open at 19.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2022

California’s hell of a 2021 is so, well, hellacious that it’s not even giving us the holidays to relax and regroup for what’s already shaping up to be a scary 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2021

“We could be in for a hellacious event,” he said.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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