nightmarish
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AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile are having a nightmarish end to the week, but it could be a chance to buy their beaten-down shares.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
At around age 19 or 20, he began having regular night terrors and daily flashbacks to “horrific, nightmarish things.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Maddie and Avery moved back from New York to help out as their mother tried to keep Little Flower going while dealing with dislocation and a nightmarish battle with her insurance company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
For Andrés Altabás, Fribin's technology and systems director, it was a nightmarish situation.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A nightmarish red began to creep through the snow like spilled ink spreading, expanding, devouring.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Vocabulary lists containing nightmarish
Rowan of Rin
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Novel Study: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Chapters 12–20
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