HORROR SHOWS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

horror shows

noun

plural of horror show

as in pains

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Noun

Flock fights to obscure 100,000 cameras For Flock protesters, cases like the one in Florida are disturbing, since Flock appears to take great pains to obscure who owns cameras where and how large its camera network is.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
Communications obtained under the state’s public records law — first published by the Animal Welfare Institute and reported on by the Salt Lake Tribune — show Utah officials took pains to protect the farm’s privacy amid the outbreak.

— Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of pains

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The area is one of the most notorious traffic headaches in the country, with the mountains dividing the bustling Westside employment hub from the San Fernando Valley.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Those headaches create headwinds, but the underlying story provides support.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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Von Wernich, a former police chaplain, was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 for his role in seven murders and dozens of kidnappings and torture cases during Argentina’s 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
The escalating legal battle centers on the holdout juror, who said he’s been harassed since the trial ended but continues to stand by his position that Clancy premeditated the murders of her children.

— Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of murders

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Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Think of your home as a simulated work environment in which everyday chores — like unloading the dishwasher or gathering ingredients for a meal – are a chance to learn.

— John Gill, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

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But its bears are pointing to roughly $80 billion in half-year net losses, hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of compute commitments and more than 90 pages of risk factors.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Clients pay him good money to hunt bears, the landlord argues.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of bears

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The stampede of hooves…the trumpeting of beasts… our friends and neighbors changing before our very eyes.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Dangerous donkeys On one side is the public safety crowd, who insist the 500-pound beasts are a menace to the free flow of commerce.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

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