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also eery
as in haunting
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
eerie noises would occasionally come from locked rooms in the castle
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Recent Examples of eerie
Nearby, the subterranean Cisternerne gallery offers an eerie, atmospheric art experience in former water reservoirs.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
The episode opens with an eerie recitation from Mike (Gary Hershberger) at the police station, which everyone swiftly ignores.
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Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Tree made eerie comments about his will just weeks before his death.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Ahead of his Annecy premiere, Variety spoke with Kadowaki about his technique, a singular blend of 2D animation and rotoscoping underlined the eerie atmosphere of his coming-of-age story.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 June 2026
The episode opens with an eerie recitation from Mike (Gary Hershberger) at the police station, which everyone swiftly ignores.
—
Ew Staff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 June 2026
Tree made eerie comments about his will just weeks before his death.
—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Ahead of his Annecy premiere, Variety spoke with Kadowaki about his technique, a singular blend of 2D animation and rotoscoping underlined the eerie atmosphere of his coming-of-age story.
—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eerie
Adjective
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The couple made their relationship public in 2008 and went on to appear together in Kelly Reichardt's haunting neo-Western Meek's Cutoff (2010).
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Her mainstream breakthrough — and legacy-making performance — arrived with a haunting performance as stalker superfan Annie Wilkes in the 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery.
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The cast is rounded out by Coco Jones as Laila’s bestie Jasmine and Langley Kirkwood as the family’s creepy butler.
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That geographic blandness only emphasizes the film’s other shortcomings, such as Schoenaerts’s anonymous work as the villain (a lot of glowering and creepy glares) and the rather rote big-sister/little-sister arc given to Supergirl and Ruthye.
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“Eerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eerie. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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