as in scares
to strike with fear
for some reason, the herd of feeding animals at the zoo panicked him
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Recent Examples of panics
Meanwhile, Renardo Green locks up Brian Thomas, and first-time head coach Liam Coen panics as the game slips away from him.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Ellie panics, unable to help Mel.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
After peering into the structure’s next chamber via drone camera, N’Jal panics and tries to flee, a fatal decision that closes off the door for anyone else who wants to escape.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
Ellie panics, unable to help Mel.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
After peering into the structure’s next chamber via drone camera, N’Jal panics and tries to flee, a fatal decision that closes off the door for anyone else who wants to escape.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for panics
Verb
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But for both actors, their horror movies are more about love than scares.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Slurp scares, and is scared, at the Haunted Hacienda in Pilgrim World.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many of us are conditioned to think that our ultimate goal in life is to be with someone, so much so, that the mere thought of being alone frightens us.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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As the dolphin gets closer to the glass, the Chihuahua lets out a bark that startles the dolphin, who then starts mimicking the dog's mouth movements in a sort of chasing game across species.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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The moped-like sound of the Shaheds whooshing above the rooftops still unsettles but no longer terrifies.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 May 2025
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“Panics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panics. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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