Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for psyching (out)
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Clumsiness notwithstanding, bringing a criminal case against a journalist who was reporting on a protest is an authoritarian tactic—a means of frightening the press away from uncovering the truth.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026 -
But monks there complained that the slain king was walking around at night, frightening them with strange sounds.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The air in the room changed immediately, terrifying little Liza.—
Elisabeth Garber-Paul,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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Pic was written and directed by horror filmmaker Ian Tuason, and follows the host (Nina Kiri) of a popular paranormal podcast who becomes haunted by terrifying recordings mysteriously sent her way.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Upper East Side townhouse feels intimidating in the way only very expensive real estate can—big rooms, high ceilings, everything perfectly in place.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Fundamentals of Japanese Approaching the language as a newcomer is intimidating.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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And with it almost out in the world, that’s scaring him a little bit.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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During the first phase, last spring, before DHS got the infusion of new money, Noem led a shock-and-awe campaign aimed mostly at scaring people into leaving.—
Nick Miroff,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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One rabid mongoose bite later, and Ben is a skull-crushing, face-ripping menace terrorizing Lucy and her friends.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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While there have been multiple iterations of the KKK, in the 1960s, Klans throughout the country were responding to the Civil Rights Movement and desegregation by terrorizing Black activists and their allies.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
30 Mar. 2026
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The professor, who previously taught at Ferris State University in Michigan, acknowledged Denver’s softening apartment market, where vacancy is at its highest point since 2010.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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Despite the rate of unemployment remaining low, the labor market has shown signs of softening.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sharply rising oil prices and sudden shortages of critical materials such as fertilizer can quickly permeate an economy and cause all kinds of goods and services to increase in price while sapping precious household income.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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But just as yesterday’s cheerleaders oversold, today’s skeptics go overboard in sapping Americans’ confidence.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The resolution emphasized that Bouchat is wasting taxpayer money and said his failure to perform duties is slowing down the chamber.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2026
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But after wasting a big opportunity in the fifth, the Angels broke through in the sixth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Psyching (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/psyching%20%28out%29. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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