as in freak
informal
strange or unusual
a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts
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Recent Examples of freaky
The question — which is planted in the pre-credits opening scene with a terrified teen (Gage Munroe’s Riley) fleeing the school and running into freaky things in the dead of night — is what, exactly, the strange things happening at Tall Pines Academy and in Tall Pines itself actually are.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
The wee beastie ends the season in Arthur’s body, ready to continue its freaky little business.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
One of Tipping’s most critical partners in achieving this vision was filmmaker Jordan Peele, who was a producer on the project and helped foster some of the freakier horror elements of the film.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
This time, in a freakier twist, Anna — who’s planning to marry single dad Eric (Manny Jacinto) — swaps bodies with her 15-year-old daughter Harper (Julia Butters), whose tomboy surfer aesthetic centers on her signature beanie and overalls.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
The wee beastie ends the season in Arthur’s body, ready to continue its freaky little business.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
One of Tipping’s most critical partners in achieving this vision was filmmaker Jordan Peele, who was a producer on the project and helped foster some of the freakier horror elements of the film.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
This time, in a freakier twist, Anna — who’s planning to marry single dad Eric (Manny Jacinto) — swaps bodies with her 15-year-old daughter Harper (Julia Butters), whose tomboy surfer aesthetic centers on her signature beanie and overalls.
—Victoria Montalti, Refinery29, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for freaky
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It’s got that freak existential hair-trigger suspense — in this case, literally.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Officials in Kansas say a man has died after he was shot by his dog in a freak hunting accident.—
Abigail Adams,
Peoplemag,
24 Jan. 2023
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Constraints give creative energy a direction to travel, shaping the search space while also confining it — just enough that exploration becomes deeper, weirder, and more productive.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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Until then, things will get very weird, very fast.—
Victor Riparbelli,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Silver Bullet The idea of league partners doing journalism is always a strange subject.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Years later, now a lawyer, Andi wins a radio contest where the host, Jake (Romaine Waite), turns the story of the sleigh bell and stranger into a segment, as listeners help track down her mystery man before Christmas.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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As travelers crave experiences over ordinary stays, hotels that have transformed grim to glam are now embracing their bizarre and sometimes haunted histories, even hosting weddings and wellness retreats.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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But things take a bizarre turn when her son, Simón (Roger Príncep), goes missing.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Bell and her husband Dax Shepard are known to be funny, but one joke has kept them in the public eye all week.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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The film is also possibly Reichardt’s funniest thus far.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The best way to catch every touchdown on Sunday is by watching NFL RedZone, and Week 8 promises to be packed full of highlights and features a number of fantastic NFL matchups.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Even better, 2026 is shaping up to be a fantastic time to visit one of the international Disney theme parks.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The new record is almost defiantly curious, searching rather than authoritative.—
Hannah Giorgis Yohannes,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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For the past 35 years, a row of four vacant 19th-century townhouses on Duffield Street in Downtown Brooklyn has drawn curious looks from passerby.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
20 Oct. 2025
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The fact that the first two scores of a 43-point final frame — a 2-yard Troy Franklin score for the Broncos and a 41-yard Theo Johnson touchdown for the Giants — each came on deflections might not crack the top five craziest happenings in the final 15 minutes.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, the Live Wire author offered her Instagram followers a glimpse of the crazy crowds that show up to their door on the spooky holiday.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Freaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freaky. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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