as in to scare
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psych (out)
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Sea cucumbers can eject part of their guts out of their mouth to scare off predators.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025 -
Fearful Tesla drivers are asking Tesla to implement new tech features in the vehicle to scare off protesters, Fortune reports.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
21 Mar. 2025
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Miller, of course, is aware that Trump’s intention, always, is to shock, to play the madman, and thus frighten his rivals and alter the terms of the debate.—
David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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Seeing those kinds of numbers in headlines may have started to frighten U.S. consumers, data shows.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Mar. 2025
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Mushrooms are a delicious addition to recipes, but preparing them for a dish can be intimidating.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 Mar. 2025
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France’s bureaucracy can be intimidating, especially for those who don’t speak French.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Following a mysterious suicide of one of its students, a small town high school is terrorized by a website that seems to know all their intimate secrets.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Such special operations reduce the enemy's ability to terrorize Ukrainian cities with missile strikes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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Since its debut in 2012, the NBC procedural drama has released 13 seasons featuring its ensemble of dedicated firefighters, paramedics and rescue personnel who work to save the city’s residents from terrifying life-or-death situations.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Charli adds as the woman’s face subtly transforms from patient to terrified.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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The pandemic sapped the lifeblood — taproom sales — from many operations, forcing them to lean more heavily on to-go vessels such as cans and bottles.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
14 Mar. 2025
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For Media Matters, defending against multiple lawsuits from Musk at once has sapped the group's resources and chilled its research and reporting on Musk and his companies, the suit says.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Reduce heat to medium, and cook, uncovered, until vegetables soften slightly, 8 to 10 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
17 Mar. 2025
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The data, released by the Census Bureau, will offer a look at how Americans spent their money during a month in which consumer confidence was softening amid tariff uncertainty.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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These are the invisible pillars that keep millions of children from slipping into wasting, stunting, and life-threatening deficiencies.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Baltimore's special purpose funds are easily abused or wasted and city needs to bring tighter control of this longstanding problem.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Psych (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psych%20%28out%29. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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