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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
As time stretches on, disturbing events begin to unfold, including eerie screams over the water and a mysterious figure watching from the woods.
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Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
But something subtler and eerier is going on with Deutsch.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
Girl seen in FedEx truck in eerie final image before tragedy unfolded.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The eerie origins of the shots have led to a mixed response.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
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Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
But something subtler and eerier is going on with Deutsch.
—Tim Requarth, Longreads, 9 Apr. 2026
Girl seen in FedEx truck in eerie final image before tragedy unfolded.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The eerie origins of the shots have led to a mixed response.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eerie
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While its 209-minute runtime may be daunting, the film moves along at an entertaining clip (thanks in part to master editor Thelma Schoonmaker), and the viewer's patience is rewarded with a haunting conclusion that recontextualizes all that came before.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 2019 overdose death of aspiring personal trainer Cody McLaury was found to have a haunting connection to Perry.—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Then there’s the question of how and why Swalwell’s creepy and allegedly criminal behavior stayed hidden from public view for so long — especially when the impossible-to-miss fixture of cable TV embarked on a high-profile campaign to lead the nation’s most-populous state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Despite some obvious physical scarring and a seeming predilection for contorting her body in creepy ways, Katie seems pretty healthy, or so the Egyptian doctors tell her parents.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Eerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eerie. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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