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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a spooky horse shying at shadows
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
a spooky tale of strange hauntings and mysterious reincarnations
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Recent Examples of spooky
Three seasons in, this approach remains incisive in the ’90s story line, especially when combined with spooky world-building and supernatural imagination.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, whose crafted insults and backstage machinations share more than a few spooky similarities with the biggest rap battle of our time.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Clayface is scheduled to open in the post Labor Day genre calendar sweetspot which is where such big spooky blockbusters like the It and The Nun franchises launched as well as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
For the Super Bowl, Lady Gaga is delivering heart and spooky fun in equal measure.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
The feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman, whose crafted insults and backstage machinations share more than a few spooky similarities with the biggest rap battle of our time.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Clayface is scheduled to open in the post Labor Day genre calendar sweetspot which is where such big spooky blockbusters like the It and The Nun franchises launched as well as Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
For the Super Bowl, Lady Gaga is delivering heart and spooky fun in equal measure.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
Adjective
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So does that of an excitable young engineer (Jonas Strand Gravli) who pesters him with seemingly fanciful technological dreams.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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There’s lots of snarky, adult humor and many high-stakes moments that may be too excitable for younger audiences.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Every family has photos like this: a man posing with what is likely a prized possession, a Brownie camera; a woman in a living room chair looking unamused by the photographer; a trio of joyful young girls given an eerie overlay from a double exposure or developing mishap.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Feb. 2025
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Lurking around every corner is an eerie feeling that something, or someone, may be watching you.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Atop all this, Floria is charged with supervising nervous, error-prone student nurse Amelie (Selma) — tempers fray as precious time runs out.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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In the final round, a nervous Castle missed his first four dunk attempts for his first dunk of the round, before finishing with pizzaz on a between-the-legs up-and-under one-handed flush.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This series delves deep into some of the most haunting and underreported stories from the calendar.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
6 Feb. 2025
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Matt and Ryan have crafted a story that is haunting and deeply relevant.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And the relatives are creepy, even by Mayfair standards.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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She's abruptly fired from her exercise show when her creepy boss (Dennis Quaid) decides to hunt for younger talent to be the face of the series.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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