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nightmarish

[nahyt-mair-ish] / ˈnaɪtˌmɛər ɪʃ /


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The attempt went relatively smoothly, she explains, apart from a "nightmarish" section when cleaning a kid's playground at four in the morning where the game's bright primary colours affected her in "a very psychedelic way".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

South Korean stocks extended their recent nightmarish run on Monday after oil topped $100 a barrel for the first time since the aftermath of Russia invading Ukraine.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

“The folkloric Euro-American story of the ‘headless horseman’ comes to mind — a nightmarish, animated corpse who haunts the living.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Still, it hasn’t been a completely nightmarish trip across the Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Memories of that nightmarish morning came crashing back.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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