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macabre

[muh-kah-bruh, -kahb, -kah-ber] / məˈkɑ brə, -ˈkɑb, -ˈkɑ bər /


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It’s the ideal midnight movie, an adroit balance of the funny and the macabre, the frightening and the ridiculous.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

When that wish starts to come true, his life takes a turn for the macabre.

From Barron's Sep. 13, 2026

The soot-blackened Philadelphia he encountered, then in a state of urban decay, sparked his lifelong fascination with industrialism, destitution and the macabre.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Lew Pants was two structures fused into one macabre unit.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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