Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyching (out)
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Terrorism is not just any political violence, but violence specifically directed at frightening the wider public into acquiescing into the terrorist’s political goals.—
Ben Bayer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026 -
Clumsiness notwithstanding, bringing a criminal case against a journalist who was reporting on a protest is an authoritarian tactic—a means of frightening the press away from uncovering the truth.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is breathtaking and also terrifying with a 4-year-old along.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Starring Kim Hye-yoon and Lee Jong-won, the film follows a road-view camera crew that encounters terrifying supernatural events at a remote reservoir.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As intimidating as the best round brushes can seem, they shouldn’t be reserved for professional stylist use.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
10 Dec. 2025
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Their desperation results in the Van Nesses intimidating Fiona and her family into selling.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Predator decoys that are in constant motion may be most effective at scaring birds.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
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However, the fact that both are scaring away new users thanks to soaring prices isn’t exactly a vote of confidence to investors, which could soon force AI executives to rethink their business models.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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Between April 1984 and August 1985, Ramirez carried out a string of brutal attacks across Southern California, murdering at least 13 people and terrorizing communities throughout the Los Angeles area, according to CBS News.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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That's not to say there's nothing worth redeeming in this version of the story of a criminal stalking and terrorizing the lawyer who once defended him.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Its push into prediction markets linked to events like the World Cup has opened a fresh revenue stream and pulled in highly active traders, softening the blow from slower spot crypto volumes.—
Camila Grigera Naón,
Fortune,
16 June 2026
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To descend the stairs into Marcel, the new French-continental restaurant on the lower level of the Breuer building, on Madison Avenue, is to watch a brutalist masterpiece surrender, with a kind of gracious compliance, to the softening influence of a great deal of money.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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To make matters worse, a gastrointestinal issue was sapping my strength.—
Tom Ward,
Outside,
17 Nov. 2025
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Food shortages would mean the disappearance of luxuries and the rationing of staples, sapping public morale.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Without their captain Alphonso Davies, who is nursing a hamstring injury, and with Jonathan David wasting a fine chance to score in the first half, Canada were up against it.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
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The 2024 Current Obesity Reports review independently found no consistent signal of greater muscle wasting in people who cycled versus those who stayed at a stable higher weight.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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“Psyching (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyching%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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