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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
Highlights include Alec Guinness as a spooky Jacob Marley and a truly scary Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
The spookiest night of the year has evolved over centuries from an ancient pagan ritual to a season where children of all ages dress up in costumes and scare the bejeebers out of each other.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Halloween has passed, and spooky season has officially ended.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
While spooky season has officially ended, some horror movies like Smile 2 and Heretic are still playing.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
The spookiest night of the year has evolved over centuries from an ancient pagan ritual to a season where children of all ages dress up in costumes and scare the bejeebers out of each other.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2024
Halloween has passed, and spooky season has officially ended.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024
While spooky season has officially ended, some horror movies like Smile 2 and Heretic are still playing.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
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Thank you for being the most generous, excitable, magical crowds, and for breaking the all time attendance record for the stadium all 3 nights.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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There’s naïve Jill (Nicola Turner and then, in adulthood, Helena Wilson), excitable Ruby (Sophia Ally and Ophelia Lovibond), and fretful Gloria (Nancy Allsop and Leanne Best); and then—played by Lara McDonnell as a teen and by Donnelly in a pointed piece of double-casting as an adult—there’s Joan.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
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The Emmy-winning screenwriter and producer, who died in 1975, headed the acclaimed TV series, which aired on CBS from 1959 to 1964, as well as its many memorable, and eerie, episodes.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Eyewitness reports, social media videos and officials confirm the drones are up to 6 feet in diameter, can quickly go from emitting eerie lights to no light at all and often avoid detection.Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Tyler Hines did such an amazing job of being a mentor this season, and a supporter for all of us nervous guys in the middle of a competition.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Read more Auto giants are getting nervous about the prospect of mega fines as EV demand falters ‘Europe’s Detroit’ built a thriving car industry.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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The final scene is as haunting as anything in movies this year.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Dec. 2024
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Combined with some of Cockle’s stunning photographs, the result is haunting.Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
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The art direction helps maintain the creepy tension, making a bubbling pot of pumpkin soup look sinister and the click of staccato heels sound menacing.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Instead of petals shaped like a sweet white dog, Gulley got an array of flowers with creepy eyes peeking out; think less canine, more catastrophe.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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