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Recent Examples of freaked
Amaya looks at me and must see a super freaked out girl in front of her because her face instantly softens.
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Three weeks ago, an extremely freaked out Judge Alice Dockery (Tricia Alexandro) found something presumably very wrong in a file and called Detective Fleming (Miles Mussenden) to come to her office immediately.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
In other words: a dystopian capsule wardrobe of freaked basics.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2022
Danielle Parker, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Three weeks ago, an extremely freaked out Judge Alice Dockery (Tricia Alexandro) found something presumably very wrong in a file and called Detective Fleming (Miles Mussenden) to come to her office immediately.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
In other words: a dystopian capsule wardrobe of freaked basics.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaked
Adjective
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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After a frustrating conversation with a hotel staffer about the air conditioning, a hot and bothered Fuller threw on a ball cap, turned it backward and recorded a rant on his cellphone.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Reformers were worried that putting more money into the hands of local school districts, without oversight to ensure that it was being spent effectively, would lead to its diversion into administration and more generous union contracts rather than hands-on instruction for kids who needed it most.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
14 May 2026
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Yu said that, as China has strengthened its social safety net, people are less worried about having to rely on others.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The actor and hair stylist, who met Weinstein in her twenties while trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood, spent five days on the stand, frequently becoming distraught while divulging deeply personal details about her life and four-year relationship with Weinstein.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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Cho's sister Anny, who was too distraught to appear on camera, told CBS News Chicago that her brother worked primarily in finance but worked for Uber on the side.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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If the Cavaliers pull the Game 7 upset, Game 1 will play out at Madison Square Garden.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Away to a Newcastle team that has won just one of their last six league matches and has little to play for at this stage of a disappointing season, there could be an opportunity for West Ham to cause an upset.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The person might become unduly disturbed and fall for the assumption that the AI must be right.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Steve added that because the soil between plants wasn’t disturbed, very few weeds grew, and only four out of 1,000 peonies failed to emerge the following spring.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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When Dodge promoted her talk on Instagram earlier this month, the post attracted nearly 1,300 comments, many of which were written by disquieted Dodge students and alumni.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As nonviolent avenues close, aggrieved civilians become more receptive to Baloch militants’ recruitment narratives.—
Amira Jadoon,
The Conversation,
13 May 2026
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If anything, Leeds were more dominant and more aggrieved in the first match than Bournemouth were in the second.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rotterdam, Netherlands — The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put international health authorities on alert.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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New owners run into the messy realities of unexpected occupants, legal complications and economic challenges that can keep the troubled parcels stuck in limbo and drag down surrounding neighborhoods.—
Graham Womack
May 18,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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“Freaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaked. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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