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Recent Examples of freakishly
This has translated into freakishly unstable songs that spin from garish wubs and witch folk to lullaby-like purrs.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
As novel as a collapse spread over 108 days — one for each stitch on the ball — was, this year’s final weekend felt freakishly familiar.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Meteorologists have described it as freakishly large.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
That wasn’t the only freakishly good headline of the weekend.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
As novel as a collapse spread over 108 days — one for each stitch on the ball — was, this year’s final weekend felt freakishly familiar.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Meteorologists have described it as freakishly large.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2025
That wasn’t the only freakishly good headline of the weekend.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freakishly
Adverb
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Temperatures are expected to gradually moderate later in the week, but the current chill underscores the need for continued attention to weather alerts and safety practices as the unusually cold air mass exits the state.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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When ocean temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific are close to average — not unusually warm like El Niño or unusually cool like La Niña — scientists refer to it as ENSO neutral.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Large language models are trained on data that is already extraordinarily refined.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the Nanotyrannus specimen is 100% complete, which is extraordinarily rare in the fossil record, Napoli noted.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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From the Detroit River to North Cape, a low water advisory was issued for Lake Erie for abnormally low water levels caused by strong winds pushing the lake waters east away from the shore.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Three blue bloods — Penn State, LSU and Florida — have already ripped the Band-Aid, while others like Florida State and Auburn are amid abnormally bad multi-year stretches under their current leaders, and a switch nears for each.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Yes, the re-escalation of hostile rhetoric Friday was the proximate excuse for the market's uncommonly calm ascent to crack.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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As the brand scales across North America, the bet is that common sense, done uncommonly well, is exactly what the market has been waiting for.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Whatever, Roberts liked the characterization, the description of grit as a combination of passion and perseverance for a singularly important goal.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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While Florida’s issues have hit a national scale, the burden is carried by each player and coach singularly.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Nineteenth-century reporters could be extremely casual with facts and guessed at the spelling of names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Flares such as this one reveal the presence of incredibly large stars near the hearts of galaxies and shed light on the very structure of galaxies, Ford said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Over the last 10 years the floor on theatrical performance has dropped out, so distributors need to be incredibly careful about project selection and assumptions at acquisition stage.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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In this case, the doomed star must have been massive (about 30 times the Sun’s mass), which made the flare exceptionally powerful.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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Where to Stay Staying at Mount Nelson is like going to your grandmother's house—if your grandmother was exceptionally chic, loved the color pink, and had invited John Lennon over to meditate in her garden.—
Emily Baldwin,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Freakishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakishly. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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