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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a spooky horse shying at shadows
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
a spooky tale of strange hauntings and mysterious reincarnations
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Recent Examples of spooky
In addition to the eight actors onstage, the Lafayette home is its own spooky character, a living and breathing entity, thanks to fine technical work by Sancianco, music and sound designer Curtis Craig and lighting designer Alan C. Edwards.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
In this case, we were inspired by the idea of a slightly spooky fairy-tale woodland: Think dark colors (winey maroons, deep browns, and yes, a classic black), edgy shapes, and blatant prints that read more gothic cool than outdated grandma.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
The film is, essentially, a domestic drama with a spooky metatextual twist.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
While spooky scents are definitely having their moment on TikTok, the Nosferatu perfume is literally a combination of all the film’s most enticing elements—fear and horror, but also lust and longing.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 22 Jan. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
In this case, we were inspired by the idea of a slightly spooky fairy-tale woodland: Think dark colors (winey maroons, deep browns, and yes, a classic black), edgy shapes, and blatant prints that read more gothic cool than outdated grandma.
—Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2025
The film is, essentially, a domestic drama with a spooky metatextual twist.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2025
While spooky scents are definitely having their moment on TikTok, the Nosferatu perfume is literally a combination of all the film’s most enticing elements—fear and horror, but also lust and longing.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
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Alain Delon plays his excitable, passionate nephew, and the luminous Claudia Cardinale the daughter of a local bureaucrat whose romance with Delon becomes the vessel by which the Prince’s family will maintain its power in the future.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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As an actor, Branagh has a voice that’s high, excitable, and light, and his physicality possesses a tomcat sneakiness.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
11 Dec. 2024
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According to Variety, the studio previously used AI to create the opening sequence for Secret Invasion, which featured eerie, distorted cityscapes and warped figures.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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One witness in Havre de Grace, Maryland, recorded video of the eerie glow, showing the fireball resembled a silent explosion that lit the early morning as most people slept.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2025
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Both Hancock and Quaid recall their first meeting about the script — especially how nervous the actor was.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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These tips can help nervous flyers manage or overcome their fear of the skies.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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This series delves deep into some of the most haunting and underreported stories from the calendar.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
6 Feb. 2025
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Matt and Ryan have crafted a story that is haunting and deeply relevant.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
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And the relatives are creepy, even by Mayfair standards.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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She's abruptly fired from her exercise show when her creepy boss (Dennis Quaid) decides to hunt for younger talent to be the face of the series.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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