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Recent Examples of freakish There’s always the freakish surgery-return season from Verlander to point to, but that’s an obvious outlier that won’t be topped until the nanobots are duct-taping ligaments back together in real-time. Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 There may never be another big American exhibition about this freakish little era, when artists figured out how to make colorful ooze do their bidding. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024 In this instance, freakish conditions had directed the sound of an Antarctic event northward, toward a lonely expanse of ocean. Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024 The 100 percent carbon shaft of the Storm 2 is strong enough to withstand freakish plants that would normally end in snapping, light enough (at 75 grams per meter) to prevent fatigue after repetitive motion, and stiff enough to propel us forward. Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for freakish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakish
Adjective
  • Written and directed by documentarian Brian Tetsuro Ivie (Emanuel) in his narrative directorial debut, the film tells the story of an impulsive young woman and a reclusive older man who launch on a poignant cross‑country road trip.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 June 2025
  • Unfortunately, impulsive, inventory-optimization metric chasing often soothes symptoms while elevating strategic risk.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a story about how the father and mother grow closer together through this eccentric child.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • Tobias is a quirky, eccentric and immensely talented choreographer, always wearing headphones.
    Peter White, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • While the character brandishes a firearm and things eventually come to blows in physical tussles over the course of the volatile evening, Gallo's script never loses grip on the tender undercurrent of intimacy established back in Ponyboi's shower.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 June 2025
  • Budget Pressure Is Driving Clarity The reflex in volatile markets is often to scale up teams or stack more tools.
    Jeremy Barnett, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Pick up a map at the Visitor Center, then walk the town in search of each whimsical, photo-worthy piece of public art.
    Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 20 June 2025
  • Each one features a different whimsical dinner guest—a ladybug, striped beetle, and june bug.
    Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 18 June 2025

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“Freakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakish. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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