hideous
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He’s now running for the hideous job of Los Angeles mayor, a citizen-avenger who wants justice.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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
He walked seven batters every nine innings, which is hideous.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Most of us have received at least one Christms present that missed the mark - a jumper that doesn't fit, a hideous ornament or a perfume you don't like.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
The boy-ogre bared his teeth at me with his lips curled up, in the hideous grimace the Humans call a smile.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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