as in to scare
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His limited resume and the fact he’s spent more time in the box than on the edge also might scare teams, which means Walker’s potential draft range could be rather large.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025 -
That's one week after Borderlands 4 and just in time to scare everyone (hopefully) during the all-spooky Halloween season.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Thousands of residents and visitors have left Santorini, frightened by the earthquakes measuring between magnitude 3 and magnitude 5 in the area since the weekend.—
Elena Becatoros,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2025
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President Trump did no one any favors and his irresponsible accusations were meant to confuse and spread an unfounded conspiracy while both trying to score political points as well as frighten the flying public needlessly.—
Michael B. Teiger,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2025
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He's not intimidated by operating in the shadow of such giants.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
18 Feb. 2025
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Yeah, Larkin, 10 years older, sure wasn’t intimidated Saturday night.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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Garrett and Carter on the same line would terrorize the NFL starting with the NFC East.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Blair Waldorf’s allegiance to Audrey Hepburn was rivalled only by her love of hairbands and terrorizing her Upper East Sider minions.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Feb. 2025
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On the military plane ride from California to Panama, Mona, a 32-year-old Iranian Christian convert, said her 8-year-old son cried, terrified to see his parents shackled.—
Julie Turkewitz,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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However, the exhibit’s approach is just the opposite of Jackson’s — not to terrify moviegoers, but rather to demystify the eight-legged animals by fostering curiosity and empathy.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Frigid conditions are sapping the U.S. Army's batteries.—
Colin Demarest,
Axios,
19 Feb. 2025
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In Crichton’s novels, no one ever intervenes before disaster strikes—that would sap the energy from the plot.—
Cal Newport,
The New Yorker,
29 Jan. 2025
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That helps to soften some of the graphic imagery, but the director says his primary intent was to allow viewers to experience the perspectives of kids.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Following weeks of negotiations, during which DeSantis seemed to soften his attacks on the lawmakers who opposed his plans, the governor signed the sweeping package of immigration laws on February 13.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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That’s so her milk won’t be wasted nursing her children.—
Michael Freeman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Nearly half of digital investment is wasted due to misalignments between business and tech teams.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Psych (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psych%20%28out%29. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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