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noun

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as in addict
slang a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally he knew that he'd never get his life in order if he continued to hang out with the crystal meth freaks

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Recent Examples of freak
Adjective
It’s just what happens sometimes and it’s just such a freak accident. Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2023 No one can see or hear the ghosts but Samantha, who gained that ability thanks to a head injury suffered in a freak accident. Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2022
Noun
Continue reading … LIB-BRAWL – Former Obama official freaks out at Democrat over her record amid housing crisis debate. FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Then a freak storm causes an accident that ends his career as a design genius and kickstarts her career as a beloved celebrity chef. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freak
Adjective
  • Because our mulch is rubber, this seemed unusual, and out of caution, the guardian was called immediately.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Routh, who is representing himself, has filed unusual motions requesting strippers and a golf round with the president.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Set up pipelines where human feedback is swiftly incorporated into model retraining or anomaly rules.
    Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Kansas City is an anomaly, as was New England (with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick).
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Monteverde’s cloud forest is a haven for nature lovers, with canopy walks and wildlife encounters that will delight young and old alike.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Last March, Mariah The Scientist allegedly came to blows with Young Thug’s former lover, Cleopatra Dues, at an Atlanta lounge.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These were not just silly geographical whims, Jessica Winter pointed out at the time.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Fed’s independence has been central to the United States’ role as the globe’s preeminent economic power; investors worldwide believe the central bank won’t act on a president’s whims.
    Jackie Calmes, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In a City Council meeting last week, Boston Public Health Commissioner Bisola Ojikutu said the city distributes 81,112 on average per month to drug addicts.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • People don’t realize that being an addict is an everyday struggle and a common one.
    Essence, Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tusk, the Polish prime minister, convened an extraordinary government meeting early on Wednesday, bringing together the country's emergency and military officials.
    Will Gretsky, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou delivers his general policy statement during the parliamentary extraordinary session prior to a confidence vote over the government’s austerity budget, at the National Assembly in Paris on September 8, 2025.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Novartis’s radioligand therapy targets mutations in tumors, delivering radiation only where it is needed, unlike ordinary radiotherapy which kills non-cancerous cells as well as cancerous ones.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Over time, that might lead to mutations and polyps.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cephalopods’ soft bodies sprout arms and bloom with suckers at these same splits.
    Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately, Americans have proved themselves to be suckers for packaging that conveys a food’s healthiness, Bragg said.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025

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“Freak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freak. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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