as in freak
informal
strange or unusual
a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts
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Recent Examples of freaky
The Florida State Fair starts Thursday, which means another lineup of freaky food awaits.
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, beauty this week was equal parts femme and freaky: nail art was sculptural, flipped and reversed, hair was piled high to make a poncy French monarch proud, and conceptual makeup took inspo from nature’s most ornate creatures.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
For parental controls, YouTube already offers a separate app for children, YouTube Kids, where kids can only watch select content (even if that algorithmically served content can get pretty freaky).
—PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2025
The second season of the drama — which follows a high school soccer team that turns to (among many freaky behaviors) cannibalism after their plane crash lands in the Canadian wilderness, and a few of the survivors some 20 years later — wasn’t bad, per se.
—Photo: Courtesy Of Hbo., refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kathryn Varn, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, beauty this week was equal parts femme and freaky: nail art was sculptural, flipped and reversed, hair was piled high to make a poncy French monarch proud, and conceptual makeup took inspo from nature’s most ornate creatures.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 Feb. 2025
For parental controls, YouTube already offers a separate app for children, YouTube Kids, where kids can only watch select content (even if that algorithmically served content can get pretty freaky).
—PCMAG, 31 Jan. 2025
The second season of the drama — which follows a high school soccer team that turns to (among many freaky behaviors) cannibalism after their plane crash lands in the Canadian wilderness, and a few of the survivors some 20 years later — wasn’t bad, per se.
—Photo: Courtesy Of Hbo., refinery29.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaky
Adjective
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The injury came in freak fashion when running to the second level to deliver a block on a linebacker.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
19 Oct. 2022
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Officials in Kansas say a man has died after he was shot by his dog in a freak hunting accident.—
Abigail Adams,
Peoplemag,
24 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Here Are All The Companies Cutting DEI Programs For over 41 Vineyard Theatre has been making the weird art.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Both of those fit a mold for an Original Screenplay winner: A Real Pain as the talky Sundance movie; The Substance as the contender that’s a little too weird to win the bigger prizes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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People say Yoko’s art is strange and her music is not very good.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Many had wondered what her future held with the company and that her acting like nothing had happened was a little strange.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The bizarre case of Luigi Mangione should also be considered a needless stain on Baltimore.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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The bizarre incident occurred early Tuesday when authorities say a man hopped a metal fence of a home in the 900 block of Wakefield Avenue and set fire to a black sedan in the front yard.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The content was funny, yet his real life was anything but.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now 40, playwright Jacobs-Jenkins—whose funny and startling family drama Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson and Corey Stoll, ran for seven months on Broadway last season, winning three Tonys along the way—has become a marquee name on the American stage.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Blade's damage output scales with his ATK as well as his Max HP, so a set providing him with Max HP and a consistent bonus to CRIT DMG is fantastic for him.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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Sogno Toscano has a quaint atmosphere, fantastic brunch, and the coffee is some of the best in the city.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It’s known as Norway’s ‘summer city,’ yet Kristiansand has a lot to offer the curious traveler year-round—even when the famed beaches are sprinkled with snow.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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According to the New York Times, in a curious move, the latter house reportedly enlisted mega-gallery Pace to charm Louise Riggio, although Sotheby’s and Pace have so far declined to comment.—
George Nelson for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tauruses will go crazy for something chic, functional, and soft to the touch.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2023
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Before getting into the chaos of episode 5, that episode 4 cliff hanger was crazy.—
Calie Schepp,
EW.com,
6 Feb. 2023
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“Freaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaky. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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