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
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
However, the lawsuit never scared Eminem from writing more songs about his mother.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Steven Furtado, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Jamie Foxx tells all about health scare in new Netflix special.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The government should focus on making our lives safer, not scare tactics to expand its influence into private businesses and personal lives.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
However, the lawsuit never scared Eminem from writing more songs about his mother.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
Don’t wait for life to dictate the timing, whether through a health scare, burnout or other catalyst events.
—Steven Furtado, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Jamie Foxx tells all about health scare in new Netflix special.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare
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Some sea creatures manifest that may frighten the littles.Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 26 Nov. 2024
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Carmen walks away, frightened, but Lenù gets even closer to the scene of the crime, asking witnesses what happened.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Advertising from telehealth companies, along with data showing that a sizable portion of men who get testosterone don’t even get their levels checked beforehand, lends credence to their fears.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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By trusting in her own vision, Salley’s initial fears about a lack of holistic visual language never came to pass.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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All at once, Eggers pays homage to Schreck’s beast and contorts him entirely; honoring the folklore written by and about the people who truly believed these creatures existed and were terrified of them.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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As the fighting ramped up in September, with daily missile barrages on the entire north, people were terrified of driving, fearing they’d be caught on the roads without shelter.Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lazarus also encourages people not to let anxiety and fear control them.Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, so there is some overlap between sleep anxiety and sleep phobia (somniphobia).Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
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She was startled out of her reverie—a strange erotic daydream, flesh without body, warmth without a face.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, that proves to be a problem when freaking Rob Cameron (Chris Fulton) startles Bri in her kitchen!Lincee Ray, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The same thing happened a year earlier, when the initial outset of the pandemic triggered a panic among investors.Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Key Background After the July jobs report briefly sent a panic through Wall Street as unemployment unexpectedly spiked to 4.3%, triggering one recession indicator, concerns about the health of the labor market have abated in recent months.Derek Saul, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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