as in to frighten
to strike with fear
a ghastly sight that would affright any person
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Methods that ranchers can currently use to control wolves include making loud noises to frighten them off, building fences to keep them out of pastureland and increasing the presence of humans on ranches at night as a deterrent, the state’s guidelines for non-lethal ways to control wolves say.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 Aug. 2025 -
Garcia, who joined DeSantis at the press conference, suggested people are frightened by them.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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But Levine, a social media savvy young millennial, knew the line between sharing and scaring.—
Alessandra Schade,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Wall Street Journal reported that six years after the film was released, the United States Department of Agriculture selected the audio of the scene in question to scare off wolves from killing cattle and livestock on farms across America.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
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These are the hallmarks of the Alien franchise, which have remained mostly consistent across the seven movies (plus two vacuous Alien vs. Predator crossovers) that have kept those terrifying Xenomorphs coming back to our screens every decade since the original premiered in 1979.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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She too is terrified of facing her father, played by Cheon Ho-jin.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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He remains easily startled by loud noises, avoids direct eye contact, and is wary of new visitors.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 July 2025
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The formidable climb of YouTube in audience and influence has indeed startled the pop culture universe.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
17 July 2025
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“Affright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affright. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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