phobic

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Recent Examples of phobic Conway is mousy, phobic of plane travel, and loves her parents and her cat, a Scottish Fold named Alfie. Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2024 At a time when many filmmakers are paranoically spoiler-phobic, director Daniel Goldhaber doesn’t mind if audiences know the outcome of his new movie going in. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023 According To Your Zodiac Sign Nevertheless, because Gemini is so mutable (and, uh, commitment-phobic) this pair might have some trouble locking down the relationship. Women's Health, 14 Mar. 2023 But as Americans became more health-conscious (or fat-phobic, depending on your POV), fondue fell out of favor. Michelle Tchea, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for phobic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for phobic
Adjective
  • Too often, people are afraid to raise their hands for help.
    Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Hairston impressed at the combine in Indianapolis by running a 4.28 40-yard dash and has the speed to keep everything in front while not being afraid to get physical.
    Bryce Lazenby, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The Bears should be hoping other teams are scared off by Campbell’s shorter-than-ideal arms.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • But much of the problem then was that Europeans were simply not scared enough to do their part.
    Barry R. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Others are worried about the fate of the Smithsonian more broadly.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • An overwhelming 92 percent are worried about a potential recession in 2025.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In general at the N4G summit, and in particular at a side event at the Brazilian embassy themed around food systems and climate change, discussions of climate change were timid about mentioning industrial livestock’s role in land-use change.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Wu was seen as timid at the beginning of the migrant crisis, staying in the background while Healey seized a Roxbury community rec center as a migrant shelter.
    Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Phobic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/phobic. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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