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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
Listening to eerie harmonies while watching ships sail past is, for this New Yorker, worth the tram ride.
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Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
The eerie Starz series has nothing to do with zombies, though there may be an infection.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
Vịnh Mốc complex may be one of the world’s eeriest examples of this.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
The post quickly became a vaunted piece of creepypasta, influencing everything from Severance to Playboi Carti, and it has been adopted as everyday parlance to describe any eerie, liminal space.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
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Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
The eerie Starz series has nothing to do with zombies, though there may be an infection.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
Vịnh Mốc complex may be one of the world’s eeriest examples of this.
—Pavlo Fedykovych, CNN Money, 12 June 2026
The post quickly became a vaunted piece of creepypasta, influencing everything from Severance to Playboi Carti, and it has been adopted as everyday parlance to describe any eerie, liminal space.
—Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eerie
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Impressive also is the score from Tony Lewis and folk singer Jim Ghedi, including the uniquely haunting vocals from the latter.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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Years later, former FBI agent Thomas Scott reopens the case, unraveling a haunting story of ambition, obsession, and the cost of keeping the cameras rolling.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 June 2026
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Props, too, to director of photography Tyson Perkins for cloaking it with moody shadows that fosters its creepy feel.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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The last four movies have had creepy, menacing characters such as Sid, Stinky Pete, Gabby Gabby and the Bensons ventriloquist dummies.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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“Eerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eerie. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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