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Recent Examples of freakish General manager Chris Ballard spoke candidly about Richardson on Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, where two years ago Richardson put his freakish athleticism on display en route to Indianapolis selecting him fourth in the 2023 NFL Draft. James Boyd, The Athletic, 26 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
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Adjective
  • Reflective self-talk while performing tasks gives you self-regulation and prevents the lightning-fast, reflexive emotional self-talk from making impulsive decisions that lead to errors and mistakes.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Ari is a rich kid from New York, who is an impulsive motormouth desperate for Sam’s affection.
    Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Legendary English actor Malcolm McDowell was a core part of Franklin & Bash, playing eccentric senior partner Stanton Infeld.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Outside the Jeoffry section, the poem celebrates goats, wine, the King of Sardinia, the Postmaster General, and on and unpredictably on, compiling one of the more eccentric inventories of creation.
    Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • CaSSIS, meanwhile, could provide insights into 3I/ATLAS' volatile activity and its composition.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The film also chronicles the ups and downs of Kerr's volatile relationship with Dawn.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Picturesque downtown Bryant is full of colorful murals and sculptures that range from whimsical to meaningful.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • This set of three decorative accents, available in acorns or mushrooms, is available in gold and silver, adding a natural and whimsical charm.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Freakish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakish. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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