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also eery
as in creepy
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
eerie noises would occasionally come from locked rooms in the castle
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Recent Examples of eerie
Written with intent and momentum, both musical and liberatory, pink balloons rips through snarling punk and eerie experimentalism to forge a better world.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
As the music moves into the upper register, the thirds take on an eerie tinge, at least to ears accustomed to modern tuning.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The Winged Monkeys are the Wicked Witch's loyal servants in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, and instantly became iconic with their eerie, otherworldly design; their origin is never explained in the film, but the creatures made a lasting impression in pop culture.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
As the music moves into the upper register, the thirds take on an eerie tinge, at least to ears accustomed to modern tuning.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
There’s a digital painting of an eerie glasshouse overgrown with red roses by Zhang Xiaotong; Too Rich City, a digital video depicting a surreal Chinese cityscape; and a humorous digital comic by Tang Xinrui where a human are the ones ogled by fish at an aquarium.
—Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
The Winged Monkeys are the Wicked Witch's loyal servants in 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, and instantly became iconic with their eerie, otherworldly design; their origin is never explained in the film, but the creatures made a lasting impression in pop culture.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eerie
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The art direction helps maintain the creepy tension, making a bubbling pot of pumpkin soup look sinister and the click of staccato heels sound menacing.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Instead of petals shaped like a sweet white dog, Gulley got an array of flowers with creepy eyes peeking out; think less canine, more catastrophe.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are returning after 22 years to make 28 Years Later, though the original film, 28 Days Later, has remained one of cinema’s weirdest modern days stories.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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That was such a weird sensation—to just have paper towels stuffed deep in your skin.Julia Ries, SELF, 11 Dec. 2024
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The final scene is as haunting as anything in movies this year.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Combined with some of Cockle’s stunning photographs, the result is haunting.Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Eerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eerie. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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