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noun

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Recent Examples of freak (out)
Noun
What follows is a melee of pratfalls and freak-outs, a guffaw-worthy display by such a fine group of actors. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 May 2025 Expect multiple scenes of the characters engaging in psychedelic frolics and freak-outs, some of which illustrate their backstories through sweaty, surreal vignettes. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 May 2025 Every so often, the E.R. is visited by rats, little symbols of disrepair and instigators of slapstick freak-outs. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Enter another Jamie freak-out, which seems to come out of nowhere. Marah Eakin, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025 No one is really disputing it, but the market freak-out hinges on the truthfulness of a single and relatively unknown company. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 The situation at the heart of the movie goes from bad to worse along a linear trajectory, but the horror freak-out promised by its eeriest moments never really bothers to materialize. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2025 There's not the same freak-out about immigration in Canada. Foreign Affairs, 29 Dec. 2016 But the Democratic freak-out commenced soon after Biden came to the stage. Jared Gans, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freak (out)
Verb
  • After years of ‘losing culture,’ can the new-look Chicago Bears turn things around on defense? Chicago Bears safety Kevin Byard didn’t bother mincing words.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
  • The walk, only his second this month, bothered him.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • But even after entering the fourth ahead by nine, the Sun nearly had another late meltdown.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • Yankees eager to avenge World Series meltdown against Dodgers Dodgers acquire former All-Star closer Alexis Díaz in trade with Reds RAMS From Gary Klein: Tutu Atwell played quarterback.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • These trends are causing 67% of the workforce to worry about the economy’s impact on their current jobs, according to the Workforce Pulse Survey from Remote.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
  • Some experts had been worried that the CDC would make a decision that would’ve ended the federal requirement that insurers cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccines for children.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Once it’s done baking, slightly open your oven to release the steam and allow the cake to adjust to room temperature before setting in the fridge, ensuring your cheesecake doesn’t dry out or crack in the process.
    Sam Settleman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • The men beat 27-year-old Chin with a baseball bat, cracking his skull.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Giving into your kids to avoid your own feelings of stress and anxiety does more harm than good in the long run, says bestselling author and personal growth expert Mel Robbins.
    Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 30 May 2025
  • More than 6 million have a parent with both a substance use disorder and significant symptoms of depression, anxiety or both.
    Ty Schepis, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, in an email, said that he was alarmed by the decision to cut the funding, adding that many Missourians in need of behavioral health care come to Kansas City.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2025
  • The warning follows a concerning rise in measles cases nationally, with a significant outbreak in Texas that has alarmed public health officials.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
Verb
  • Typically the metals are melted down at independent foundries and recast into salable commodities, like manhole covers and replacement car parts.
    Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • Collected and turned-in pennies were melted down and their valuable metals were extracted.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Trump's policies have rocked the dollar and the treasury yield, as well as sending the markets into a tailspin.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
  • The move sent stock markets in the U.S. and abroad into a tailspin, fueled recession fears and prompted some of Trump’s allies in the business community to speak out against the policy.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025

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“Freak (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freak%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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