as in freak
informal
strange or unusual
a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts
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Recent Examples of freaky
As an anxious flier, I was relieved to only have the sounds of Friends in my ear instead of freaky plane noises.
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Malia Griggs, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
As a person who normally enjoys end-to-end control over your image and product, having to surrender to somebody else’s process for a big event like that had to have been a little freaky.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Instead this tangy and terrifying agricultural extravaganza is peppered with gross-out torture that leans heavy into freaky food humor while slow-cooking its wildly inhumane kills.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
This low-budget modern classic tells the terrifying tale of a mother, her son, and a freaky picture book that just won't go away, creating the kind of atmospheric chaos that takes up residence in your head forever.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Malia Griggs, SELF, 18 Oct. 2024
As a person who normally enjoys end-to-end control over your image and product, having to surrender to somebody else’s process for a big event like that had to have been a little freaky.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Instead this tangy and terrifying agricultural extravaganza is peppered with gross-out torture that leans heavy into freaky food humor while slow-cooking its wildly inhumane kills.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
This low-budget modern classic tells the terrifying tale of a mother, her son, and a freaky picture book that just won't go away, creating the kind of atmospheric chaos that takes up residence in your head forever.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaky
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The injury came in freak fashion when running to the second level to deliver a block on a linebacker.Dallas News, Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2022
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Officials in Kansas say a man has died after he was shot by his dog in a freak hunting accident.Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2023
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Dilettante listing brokers can also cost sellers with bad marketing, weird staging, and a lack of responsiveness.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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He is represented by no gallery, and works in a basement in Brooklyn, from which emerges the fruits of his weird obsessions.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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One day, a student noticed something strange: One of the rats in the group trained to expect positive experiences had its tail straight up with a crook at the end, resembling the handle of an old-fashioned umbrella.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The result was a strange hodgepodge of a TV series — novel and interesting in hindsight, but maybe not distinct enough to inspire a spot on the DVR at the time.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Physicists debated for decades (opens a new tab) whether this bizarre superfluid-solid hybrid could exist.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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When her favorite author from childhood reemerges with a new book and a chance to win the only existing copy, Lucy sets out to win this bizarre competition filled with riddles and games.The Courier-Journal, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
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This simultaneously funny and profound musical spins around a teenage girl (the lovable Carolee Carmello) suffering from a rare genetic disease that makes her age five times faster than normal.Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The jokes just aren’t funny enough — though there is one killer line about Shehzada, which was one of Aaryan’s major flops — and the scares aren’t terrifying enough.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Taylor Roloff, Encinal volleyball: The Jets standout had a fantastic match in the NCS Division IV semifinals, finishing with 27 kills, two assists and two blocks.Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Mark reiterates that Jonathan is a fantastic human being.Alice Burton, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Elon Musk, not Melania or Kimberly Guilfoyle, appears in curious new Trump family photo A bigfoot ‘sighting’ report was logged in Connecticut.Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Just beyond the entrance, a student pedals a white stationary bicycle as curious onlookers stop to watch.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.Calie Schepp, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
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“Freaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaky. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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