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abomination

[uh-bom-uh-nay-shuhn] / əˌbɒm əˈneɪ ʃən /




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“The texture is an abomination: gluey, with rubbery, chewy pockets.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

After all, the abomination living under Derry pre-dates the town’s founding.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2025

“People who collect patterned glass think this is an abomination because it’s not in its original state. That’s ridiculous. I love it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

There is no shortage of critics of the plan, not least Trump's former ally Elon Musk, who has called it a "disgusting abomination".

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025

“But don’t worry. We can talk properly after we deliver that abomination to Father Olufemi.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Over the decades, they have produced classics such as “Exile on Main St.” and “Some Girls,” mediocrity like “Steel Wheels,” and abominations such as “Dirty Work.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Inside the church, services are held as abominations are uncovered outside.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022

Old garlic, burnt garlic, garlic cut too long ago, garlic that has been smashed through one of those abominations, the garlic press, are all disgusting.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2022

“The Last Matinee” epitomizes a style I think of as slow horror — not in the sense of a foot-dragging narrative, but in the extreme patience and relish with which it attends to its abominations.

From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2021

They must remain hidden, and give the humans no hint that they were here, or that, unthinkably, five abominations had survived the Carnage and eked out an existence here for fifteen years.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor


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