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Recent Examples of gnarly
The Mummy is Cronin’s third feature, a noxious and gnarly enough reimagining of Universal’s franchise of the same name that began in 1932.
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Weapons filmmaker Zach Cregger, who is helming the new reboot movie based on the beloved video game series, took the stage at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on Monday to debut the first look at the gnarly zombie project.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
One user soundtracked a video of their homemade shrimp alfredo turning a gnarly brown shade.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
The pressurizing defense forced the Vandals into gnarly 29/20 percent shooting splits.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
Weapons filmmaker Zach Cregger, who is helming the new reboot movie based on the beloved video game series, took the stage at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas on Monday to debut the first look at the gnarly zombie project.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
One user soundtracked a video of their homemade shrimp alfredo turning a gnarly brown shade.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
The pressurizing defense forced the Vandals into gnarly 29/20 percent shooting splits.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnarly
Adjective
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The most expensive Republican primary for governor in Georgia history is still a dead heat despite a staggering avalanche of ad spending and one of the ugliest intraparty fights in recent memory.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ohm, well played by Scott who can wither with you with a look, is the classic ugly American and is rude to everyone at the hotel, but those putdowns and cruelty hides his self loathing.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The two hideous games between the Lakers and Rockets will likely come to mind relatively quickly, but the trend has been greater than just one series.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Such is a snarky line that Emily Blunt delivers as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada, a character who would rather faint than wear something hideous.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The water is disgusting-looking.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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These words then take on guilt by association because of the things we have been socialized to find unpleasant, uncomfortable, or disgusting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Agnes sits in a dark room where Commander Judd asks her questions as a bunch of men watch, their faces stacked on a big screen, like Hollywood Squares but hellish.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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After a hellish July 4th, most of the remaining day shift make their way to the roof.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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Helping the audience understand loathsome people without understanding them is a more subtle, if equally essential, inheritance.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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Most of Becket’s relatives are loathsome (Grace is funny as a fraudulent self-help quasi-religious guru), though his uncle (the great Bill Camp) is a decent fellow who wants to lend Becket a hand.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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With the team’s struggles from the second half of last season and the horrid start to this season, the noise around Mendoza’s job security has only increased.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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All those horrid Valentine’s Day cards from school just… disappeared!—
Lit Hub Approved,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Three of this beastly bunch were checked off during our six spectacular hours in Tsavo.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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An American Werewolf in London' (1981) American dudes backpacking in England get attacked by a werewolf, one of them becomes a beastly nuisance on the full moon, and things get bloody freaky in old London Town.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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An investigation is underway into hateful graffiti in a Long Island neighborhood.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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His humor is far more hateful than clever at this point.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Gnarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnarly. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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