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hideous

[hid-ee-uhs] / ˈhɪd i əs /


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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

The statement issued by Netanyahu and Gideon Saar on Thursday accused the New York Times of "one of the most hideous and distorted lies ever published against the State of Israel in the modern press".

From BBC • May 15, 2026

He walked seven batters every nine innings, which is hideous.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The hideous tank loomed over Carmen’s neighborhood, blotting out the sun.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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