as in to frighten
to strike with fear
thunderstorms have always scared her
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as in fear
the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger
fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them
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Recent Examples of scare
Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
The Broncos match up well with the Chiefs because, outside of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, their offense doesn’t scare anyone.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet even with the scares, Tipping is excited to get people thinking critically and talking about one of America’s biggest pastimes.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Immigration raids have hurt major growing areas, leaving crops unharvested at California farms and scared off workers at dairy farms in New York and other states.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
The Broncos match up well with the Chiefs because, outside of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, their offense doesn’t scare anyone.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
Soon, the story leapt from private scare to public phenomenon.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Yet even with the scares, Tipping is excited to get people thinking critically and talking about one of America’s biggest pastimes.
—William Earl, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare
Verb
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There are liberals in media, but the corporations are now either controlled by the right wing or frightened of it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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Notwithstanding the endless parade of ghosts, demons, serial killers and at least one Mothman, Haunted Hotel is mostly not trying to frighten you.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But after nearly two years of bloodshed in Gaza, and the proliferation of Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank, fears are mounting that Palestinian statehood is a fading prospect.—
Tara John,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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The shooting has stirred fear among some Americans that Trump is trying to harness outrage over the killing as justification to suppress the voices of his critics and political opponents.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It is billed as a story about soaring romance, crushing heartbreak and what love might feel like when everyone outside of your family is terrified of you.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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Sponsors, television was terrified of us.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But for Apryl Shackelford, those anxieties have been replaced with opportunity.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Even your own anxiety may play a part.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It should be noted, though, that the power comes on in a rush that might startle your passengers.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
18 Sep. 2025
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In this episode, after Kirsch points out that the eyeball/sheep-thing intentionally startled and trapped Isaac — and not for its own benefit, but to assist another alien — Kavalier decides to have a conversation with the beast, starting by asking it to recite the digits of pi.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump gets his headlines, and inflicts a jolt of panic, and doesn't care whether this survives first contact with the courts.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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The announcement caused a panic in Silicon Valley, with tech companies advising their H-1B employees not to leave the country lest they not be allowed back in.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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