as in to frighten
to strike with fear
thunderstorms have always scared her
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as in fear
the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger
fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them
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Recent Examples of scare
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
Usha Vance scares and fascinates so many liberals, especially women and Indian Americans.
—Sanjena Sathian, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Even with the late-game scare, Patrick Henry’s backline, led by Abby Weiss and keeper Zoe Claisse, held off the Crusaders to secure the win.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Even this season has given the Huskies scares with both Bueckers and Fudd missing games due to minor knee sprains, but the team can feel its momentum building entering March Madness with 12 healthy players for the first time since Bueckers’ freshman year.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
Usha Vance scares and fascinates so many liberals, especially women and Indian Americans.
—Sanjena Sathian, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
Don’t believe the scare tactics being used by our Florida Surgeon General or Trump’s new Secretary of Health and Human Services.
—Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Even with the late-game scare, Patrick Henry’s backline, led by Abby Weiss and keeper Zoe Claisse, held off the Crusaders to secure the win.
—Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare
Verb
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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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While full autonomy may frighten many, most drivers do still want automakers to focus on safety tech.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some other common reasons behind these behaviors include teething; fears and phobias; and social isolation or boredom; among others.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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The country passed a law last month banning foreign political donations over fears about potential interference in this week’s vote.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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No matter what your views are on Israel & Palestine, we should all be terrified of a government incarcerating its residents for their political opinions.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Carolina Waterfowl Rescue has a history of rescuing snakes from predicaments in the region, including the venomous species that seem to terrify the public.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Extreme deficits may lead to obsessive food tracking, anxiety around eating, or disordered eating patterns.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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The series is less a procedural crime drama than a social portrait diving headfirst into the simmering cultural anxiety around boys and young men in the age of incels, male dislocation, and toxic podcasts.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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Lilian, startled, looked around at the door, and that made the sisters laugh: Lilian, too, was tricked, just like the hedgehog.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Homelessness and trauma can cause people to startle reflexively when touched, Greig says, part of the reason the site’s staff offers hugs to clients and encourages them to call family.—
Ian Willms,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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That idea—of a grand continuum, in which the circumstances change but all of our big human feelings (heartache, joy, unease, panic, contentment) remain the same, across time and vast distances—felt germane to her new songs.—
Amanda Petrusich,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Mix that with panic, dread, and disappointment from the judges, pack your bags!—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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