: producing fear in others
feared enemies
the most feared teacher in school
: regarded with fear
trying to avert a feared outcome
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, one of Iran’s most powerful and feared organizations, pledged full obedience to the new leader in a statement.
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Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Authorities shut down internet access on Jan. 8 as nationwide protests led to a brutal crackdown that activists say has killed over 4,000 people, with more feared dead.
—Elena Becatoros, Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
The feared Cosa Nostra has dwindled into a local force since Francis Ford Coppola filmed The Godfather—its international reach now the stuff of the Corleones and penne alla vodka.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 8 Nov. 2025
Indeed, in late June 2025, the hospital was the scene of a clash between the Arrow Unit, one of Hamas’s most feared but little-known detachments, and a Palestinian clan.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Authorities shut down internet access on Jan. 8 as nationwide protests led to a brutal crackdown that activists say has killed over 4,000 people, with more feared dead.
—Elena Becatoros, Arkansas Online, 20 Jan. 2026
The feared Cosa Nostra has dwindled into a local force since Francis Ford Coppola filmed The Godfather—its international reach now the stuff of the Corleones and penne alla vodka.
—Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 8 Nov. 2025
Indeed, in late June 2025, the hospital was the scene of a clash between the Arrow Unit, one of Hamas’s most feared but little-known detachments, and a Palestinian clan.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Feared.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feared. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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