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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
An Army hockey player was cut in the neck in a freak accident during a game at Sacred Heart on Thursday night, leaving a bloody trail on the ice at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2023 Her young niece, Cady (Violet McGraw), is on a ski trip with her parents when, in a freak accident, their car is run over by a snowplow. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2023
Noun
The menu offers appetizers like hummus, 12-inch pizzas, like the meat freak, made with red sauce, mozzarella, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, grilled chicken and oregano flakes. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2023 He has been described as an athletic freak who possesses incredible raw power, strength, speed, and explosion. Lance Reisland, cleveland, 11 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for freak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freak
Adjective
  • In that respect, Alonso is not necessarily unusual.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 15 May 2025
  • If anything seems unusual, trust your instincts and stop the communication immediately.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • Automated Alerts And Human Validation An AI system might flag an anomaly and send a real-time alert.
    Shashidhar Reddy Keshireddy, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • Plays like that make Mangiapane valuable on any roster, even if that 35-goal season with the Calgary Flames back in 2021-22 turns out to be an anomaly.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • About 75 members of the group will perform in the coming week at three churches in Broward County before taking a summer break and then inviting fellow music lovers to audition in August.
    Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
  • For the experienced sake lover, order Future With Farmer.
    Melinda Sheckells, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Individuals are stripped of their dignity and sorted according to the whims of the social justice plan.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 8 May 2025
  • But no overhaul is forthcoming, leaving the CIA and its peers vulnerable to Trump’s demagoguery, and Americans vulnerable to the whims of a surveillance state.
    James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Frank Dillane stars as Mike, a struggling addict who shifts in and out of homelessness based on the ebbs and flows of his drug dependency.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
  • This installment also establishes Jigsaw’s tragic backstory, showing how he was compelled to kill offenders after a violent drug addict caused Jill to miscarry their child.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • The show will feature a wide range of extraordinary cars, trucks, and vehicles along with live music.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • The film chronicles the extraordinary story of a group of inmates who defied the odds to create a timeless piece of art.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • Influenza pandemics are shaped by more than viral mutation.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • The microscopic gene-editors zeroed in on one of Muldoon's mutations so tiny molecular scissors could perform a kind of genetic surgery — literally rewriting his genetic code to fix his defect.
    Rob Stein, NPR, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The Vulcan system consists of a conventional robotic arm with a custom spatula-like appendage for poking into a shelf and a sucker for grabbing items to pull them out.
    Will Knight, Wired News, 7 May 2025
  • At a time when the world seems increasingly divided into winners and losers, exploiters and suckers, Henry Johnson speaks with sardonic eloquence to our current moment in American life.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Freak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freak. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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