as in sickening
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed
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as in appalling
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Miles Bryan, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
Those who are calling her disgusting and shaming her, and those who are encouraging her to pull through this moment of being overwhelmed by motherhood.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2024
Los Angeles, a team under new coach Jim Harbaugh that was built to run first, second and third, was playing the Arizona Cardinals, which boasts of a rush defense which deviates between dreadful and disgusting.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The scene is hilarious, disgusting, and magical all at once, as Tobias and two gas station attendants help Almut, who gets down on all fours and faces the inevitability of her situation.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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One of the most obnoxious, disgusting rumors being amplified out in the communications space involves whether FEMA would take your home.
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Maggie, known for her calm and fearlessness, begins to unravel, and when one person finds themselves beyond the blue line, the grisly gore revealed is one of the most sickening things shown on television recently.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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But what Barfoot is willing to show of the sickening shapeshifter that may or may not be living in the vents and lurking around James’ backyard grave is appetizing and, in select scenes, even delicious.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
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Watch on Hulu Queenie Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown) is a Jamaican-British twentysomething whose world is thrown into an upheaval following an ugly breakup with her boyfriend.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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All those who downplay General John Kelly’s revelations and even attack Trump’s former chief of staff for noting the ex-president’s fascist beliefs are also, in their way, bowing to the ugliest currents in our political culture.DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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Give Back To Maui After the horrible 2023 wildfires in Maui, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua reopened on October 8, 2023, and it’s been going strong and welcoming guests with open arms since then.Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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This is also a great matchup against a horrible Jaguars passing defense.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Why has simply being awake in a comfortable bed become such an awful situation?Korin Miller, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
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While the Panthers have been objectively awful nearly every week this season, New Orleans has not been much better since its surprising 2-0 start.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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This statistic is downright shocking as, anecdotally speaking, the men's hair in Spain appears particularly full and lush at glance—noticeably more so than in the United States, France or Italy.Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Ashton Irwin is remembering his times with Liam Payne following the 31-year-old singer’s shocking death last week.Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2024
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Declan, quite a serious character in the novel, proceeds to drink obscene amounts of whiskey and smoke intellectually in the bath, glowering beneath his mustache.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe got most of the attention for his racist routine, but the event was filled with bigotry and obscene references.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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His loutish gimmick of the week is an obnoxious get-ready-with-me tutorial that the rest of his Chamber mates, unfortunately, can’t scroll past.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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But not the party atmosphere of today, with some people drinking too much and some obnoxious people ruining it for the majority.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Disgusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgusting. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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