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Recent Examples of freakishly
The story still lays there on the table, limp as a corpse, but freakishly still twitching.
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Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The Frankenstein actor looked freakishly handsome in a custom tuxedo and vest, cotton poplin shirt, bow tie from Bottega Veneta.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Team Canada coach Jon Cooper often included him in freakishly skilled trio with Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
First, Alcaraz hit a forehand winner which freakishly clipped the net cord and dropped beyond Djokovic’s reach.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
The story of my spending, and burgeoning football fandom, is freakishly conventional.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Kolitz’s ethnography, crucially, does not portray gooners as some freakishly niche cohort operating at the outer edges of society.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
This has translated into freakishly unstable songs that spin from garish wubs and witch folk to lullaby-like purrs.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
That wasn’t the only freakishly good headline of the weekend.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
The Frankenstein actor looked freakishly handsome in a custom tuxedo and vest, cotton poplin shirt, bow tie from Bottega Veneta.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Team Canada coach Jon Cooper often included him in freakishly skilled trio with Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon.
—Eric Stephens, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
First, Alcaraz hit a forehand winner which freakishly clipped the net cord and dropped beyond Djokovic’s reach.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
The story of my spending, and burgeoning football fandom, is freakishly conventional.
—Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Kolitz’s ethnography, crucially, does not portray gooners as some freakishly niche cohort operating at the outer edges of society.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
This has translated into freakishly unstable songs that spin from garish wubs and witch folk to lullaby-like purrs.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
That wasn’t the only freakishly good headline of the weekend.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakishly
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This event has raised concerns about the wear and tear on both personnel and equipment during unusually long deployments, especially for a vessel that had previously undergone significant repairs.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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In an unusually large groundbreaking ceremony, almost everyone at the center’s 1501 Barnsdale Road location got a chance to plunge a shovel April 14, including a couple dozen children.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Despite their small size, the fish undertake an extraordinarily demanding climb that has been likened to a salmon scaling something as extreme as Niagara Falls or even the CN Tower.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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The digital world can appear to be an extraordinarily novel domain.—
David B Mcgarry,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Drought conditions are spreading across the region, and much of the Philadelphia area is either abnormally dry or in a moderate drought.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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March’s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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The result is an uncommonly lovely New Deal mission statement.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hansen is also uncommonly tall for an astronaut — 6 feet, 2 inches (nearly 2 meters).—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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As part of this singularly unconventional deal, CBS pays not a red cent for the privilege of covering the tourney, and while that leaves as much as $125 million in rights fees on the table, Augusta more than makes up for that by way of the gate, merch and concessions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The following weeks’ episodes will be released singularly on Wednesdays.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Only 11% of respondents were extremely comfortable using AI, whereas 25% were not comfortable at all using the technology.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
16 Apr. 2026
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These mid-rise jeans are extremely soft, crafted from 98 percent cotton.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Still, what makes this tour so incredibly memorable is that the political rhetoric — which was very much stamped with a seal of approval by the crowd in San Francisco — is accompanied by some of the most life-affirming and powerful rock ‘n’ roll ever created.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Although incredibly small, these structures can have powerful effects on the human body.—
Panteha Torabian,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Avoid soaking anything with a foam core, but for solid vinyl or rubber, this works exceptionally well.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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Hardly surprising when the average American citizen is being fiscally mugged by the consequences of double standards that have long been at play, with Israeli entities not only exempt from registering as foreign agents, but exceptionally blessed to freely interfere in American political life.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Freakishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakishly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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