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Recent Examples of freakishly
First, Alcaraz hit a forehand winner which freakishly clipped the net cord and dropped beyond Djokovic’s reach.
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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
Onstage is Tatiana, McRae’s alter ego — a badass, sexy, fearless superstar who has been sneakily dominating the pop world all year, one freakishly flexible dance move at a time.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
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
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
That wasn’t the only freakishly good headline of the weekend.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
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
Onstage is Tatiana, McRae’s alter ego — a badass, sexy, fearless superstar who has been sneakily dominating the pop world all year, one freakishly flexible dance move at a time.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
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
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
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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Meteorological explanation Thursday’s unusually warm temperatures across Central and South Texas developed as winds shifted out of the south and southwest, ahead of an approaching cold front and a dry line between dry and humid air masses.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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One reason is that century bonds tend to pay an unusually high yield.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Finding a health care provider with expertise in geriatrics can be extraordinarily difficult.—
Jerry Gurwitz,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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The majority’s reasoning alone makes the tariff case extraordinarily important.—
David French,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The Panhandle, a big center for the recent wildfires, is currently under abnormally dry or moderate drought conditions.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
27 Feb. 2026
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That is abnormally short for an NFL edge rusher.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the Northeast was beginning to thaw after a weekslong stretch of uncommonly cold weather.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Feb. 2026
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But in the invisibly sculpting hands of Swiss director Petra Volpe and the exquisite performances of two first-rate actors, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Rob Morgan, Frank & Louis is an uncommonly tender incarceration drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, for years, the Legislature has been too singularly focused on creating and incentivizing dispatchable energy, to the detriment of other important and effective solutions.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Savings seemingly secured with lower rates can easily be negated by other expenses that can be easily overlooked if singularly focused on rates.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Today any surface that has a coating, any device that uses stacks of extremely thin films — television screens, cell phone screens and the microchips inside — can be traced back to Katharine, repeatedly dipping a metal plate in a trough of water.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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Wlazlo is extremely driven and results-oriented, Tessaro said.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, close to 300,000 households were in the dark at the peak of the storm amid incredibly strong winds on Monday, and it’s expected to take days for many to get power back.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
24 Feb. 2026
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Fentanyl is an incredibly potent synthetic opioid that can be fatal in very small doses.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nestled within the unique ecosystem of the world's sole inland temperate rain forest, Revelstoke also boasts exceptionally enchanting tree runs.—
Jonny Bierman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Storage onions, sweet, and specialty varieties grow exceptionally well in USDA hardiness zones 3 through 6.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Freakishly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freakishly. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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