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Recent Examples of freaked
Three weeks ago, an extremely freaked out Judge Alice Dockery (Tricia Alexandro) found something presumably very wrong in a file and called Detective Fleming (Miles Mussenden) to come to her office immediately.
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Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
In other words: a dystopian capsule wardrobe of freaked basics.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2022
Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2023
In other words: a dystopian capsule wardrobe of freaked basics.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaked
Adjective
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Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.—
Tyler Jenke,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
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When taking a deeper look at what causes Americans to feel bothered about protesters waving Mexican flags, some clear patterns emerge.—
Loren Collingwood,
The Conversation,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Small business owners, who rely on social media to promote and sell their products, were especially worried with a busy festive season looming.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Parents are worried not just about getting food on the table, but whether that food is good for their kids.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Family distrusts police investigation after shooting Taddese’s family has been distraught since his death, according to Bernard.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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As police secured the area with crime scene tape, distraught family members began arriving at the scene late Sunday night, according to police dispatch audio.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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During the trials, some participants experienced nausea and an upset stomach, but investigators found that dividing up the pills, instead of taking all four at once, and swallowing them with orange juice instead of water, helped relieve the symptoms.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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So don’t be overly upset Yankee fans.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These boulders, ranging in size from several meters to hundreds of meters and weighing up to a few tons, occasionally tumble down cliffs and crater walls, leaving bright tracks of disturbed lunar dust behind.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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In half of them, the flooding disturbed asbestos, Cassellius said, which had to be removed.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jones is a revelation as the aggrieved niece who’s forced to care for her uncle’s kids.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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The always watchable Zem (Other People’s Children) is strong as an obsessive intellectual whose theories drive him to push others to the brink, while Valeria Golino (a requisite for any Italian festival film these days) shows up as the aggrieved mother of a victim.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Looking for role models, troubled young men find Andrew Tate.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Laporta has repeatedly said that returning to the Camp Nou, which will have a capacity of 105,000 when finished, as soon as possible is crucial to boosting their troubled finances.—
Pol Ballus,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Dickinson appeared somewhere between perturbed and seething.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Freaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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