psyched (out)

past tense of psych (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyched (out)
Verb
  • Although conditions in Malibu may not be among the worst firefighters have seen, the Franklin fire has torched several vehicles and left residents who had to flee terrified.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • As the fighting ramped up in September, with daily missile barrages on the entire north, people were terrified of driving, fearing they’d be caught on the roads without shelter.
    Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Protesting villagers are roughed up, intimidated and even shot, as others flee into caves.
    Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Often, tools aren’t fully utilized because employees don’t know how to make the most of them, or they’re simply too intimidated to try.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • For over a year, a serial killer terrorized Los Angeles — until its residents took him down.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Syrian civil war, up to last week, was the tedious winnowing process in which the Assad government bombed, killed, and terrorized Syrians into either fleeing the country or submitting to him.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Unwrap 1 dough log; let stand at room temperature until slightly softened, about 20 minutes.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Just as cyclical stocks had become the clear choice into and after the election, the economic data have softened a bit from strong levels, prompting industrials and bank stocks last week to pull back 2% or so.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Psyched (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyched%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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