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also eery
as in creepy
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
The eerie clip finds Thee Stallion enjoying an afternoon in her hotel room before being spooked by M3GAN bots cosplaying as hotel room service staff.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 June 2025
The findings bear an eerie similarity to the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, which features a spaceship’s AI, the HAL 9000 supercomputer, going rogue and killing its fellow human astronauts.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 June 2025
There was an eerie feeling inside Kauffman Stadium.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
In the case of Sotheby’s upcoming sale of Napoleonic memorabilia, the answer involves fog, eerie sound effects and a Pop Art take on military regalia.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 June 2025
The findings bear an eerie similarity to the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, which features a spaceship’s AI, the HAL 9000 supercomputer, going rogue and killing its fellow human astronauts.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 June 2025
There was an eerie feeling inside Kauffman Stadium.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2025
In the case of Sotheby’s upcoming sale of Napoleonic memorabilia, the answer involves fog, eerie sound effects and a Pop Art take on military regalia.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eerie
Adjective
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Although Gi-hun wants to save as many people as possible, he’s forced to continue playing the remaining games, including a terrifying round of double Dutch involving the creepy giant dolls.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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As the creepy trailer begins, the deserted ghost town is put on full display.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes your audio is all screwed up and echoing, there are weird pauses everywhere, and nothing interesting gets said.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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People talk about uncanny valley in terms of the look of these robots – there’s kind of a weird uncanny valley thing going on as well with AI artwork.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
26 June 2025
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Despite his persistent claims of innocence, Chester Weger lived six decades in prison after confessing to the haunting 1960 Starved Rock State Park murders of three suburban Chicago women who were attacked during a hike in broad daylight.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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But what began as an ordinary evening would soon become one of the region's most haunting cold cases.—
Christina Coulter,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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“Eerie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eerie. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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