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Recent Examples of freakishly
Others are luminously, freakishly beautiful, in ways that seem designed to appeal to beings from other solar systems.
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Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Boston and Oklahoma City played high-level D and were freakishly athletic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Six Jackson family members are credited as producers and still seem to be grappling with how their freakishly gifted and damaged relative came to exist.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The story still lays there on the table, limp as a corpse, but freakishly still twitching.
—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
Rosa Lyster, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Boston and Oklahoma City played high-level D and were freakishly athletic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Six Jackson family members are credited as producers and still seem to be grappling with how their freakishly gifted and damaged relative came to exist.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The story still lays there on the table, limp as a corpse, but freakishly still twitching.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakishly
Adverb
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This could come as something of a shock to people who have been shivering under sweaters and blankets during an unusually chilly spring.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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But Le Corroller is definitely in charge here, orchestrating the squishy mayhem right up to the unusually bleak climax that fully delivers on the premise.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
Adverb
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The researchers demonstrated switching at an energy scale of roughly four quadrillionths of a joule, an extraordinarily tiny amount of energy that is far below what is needed to power even a small LED light briefly.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Musk did push for structures that would have given him control, and Altman and Brockman became extraordinarily wealthy from an organization built around the language of altruism.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Adverb
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But Sean Payton’s team was also abnormally good in one-score games, won its final two against division foes without their starting quarterbacks, played a third-place schedule and stayed fairly healthy — until overtime of the divisional round, at least.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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So far, results are most promising for people with abnormally high blood pressure who are deficient in the mineral, said Jocelyn Edwards, Pharm.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
12 May 2026
Adverb
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An uncommonly harsh battle of words broke out this month between new Democratic Mayor Bobby Sanchez and Superintendent Tony Gaspar, who was hired during former Republican Erin Stewart’s administration.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Put simply, the defendant poses an uncommonly serious danger to the community if released pending trial.—
Ed White,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Jordan Chiles at 25 years old has singularly accomplished more professionally to date than some entire family bloodlines.—
Marquise Francis,
NBC news,
9 May 2026
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Stanley Tucci breaking bad news with singularly gentle aplomb.—
Paul Jebara,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED) suggests that when light at extremely high intensities interacts with the vacuum, it can be converted into matter.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Football clubs are filled with talented professionals who work incredibly hard.—
Shivaas Gulati,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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While that sort of payday would be life-changing for the overwhelming majority of humans walking the planet, Reitan is the exception, thanks to his historic and incredibly lucrative family business.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
Adverb
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Rice University’s Kinder Institute studied 12 cohorts at Houston ISD from 2007 to 2019 and found that students attending the district’s Las Americas school, a specialized campus serving immigrants and refugee students in grades 4-8, had exceptionally higher end-of-year English course exam results.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
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Even though its Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud continues to perform exceptionally well, concerns about weaker consumer spending weighing on the retail side of its business pressured the stock.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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“Freakishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakishly. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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