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
Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025
There were several trips to the hospital, a two-week stay in the ICU and two sepsis scares.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 June 2025
South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
In the end, nothing touched down, and the event was just a scare.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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Verb
Heart June 28, Hard Rock Live 52 years: Health scares notwithstanding, Ann and Nancy Wilson still going crazy on you.
—Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2025
There were several trips to the hospital, a two-week stay in the ICU and two sepsis scares.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 12 June 2025
Noun
Sun Sentinel Recent child drowning scares serve as water safety reminders for summer
Three children in South Florida were recently saved from nearly drowning to death in swimming pools within the last month.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
In the end, nothing touched down, and the event was just a scare.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare
Verb
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May 9, 2024 Gary Usher, a songwriter who worked with Landy, told state investigators that Wilson was a virtual captive, manipulated by a man who frightened and intimidated him.—
Steve Marble,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Today, movies and TV intended for the biggest audience possible often water down their storytelling and generalize in order to avoid anything that might challenge, frighten or unsettle the audience.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Levine also challenged Ono’s inaction as a pro-Hamas encampment took hold in the heart of Michigan’s campus, causing terror and fear among Jewish students.—
Avi D. Gordon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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After a den of thieves ransacked a rural Northern California home so many times that the owner fled in fear, the property fell into even wilder hands: a group of bears, authorities said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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Every manager, then, wanted a guy on his bench who was there for one reason only: to grab a bat, terrify the closer and obliterate a baseball.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Honeybun was terrified and shaking, but immediately so sweet and trusting of us.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Too much attention, often understandably driven by shareholder and financial analyst anxiety, is being placed on the lagging indicators of current performance.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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In addition to being an outstanding source of quality protein, vitamins, and minerals, eggs contain choline, an essential nutrient that plays a vital role in brain health and helps to reduce stress and anxiety by improving emotional well-being.—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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Driver hit a pole after cicada startled them The crash happened around 1:48 p.m. on June 11 in Blue Ash, a suburb of Cincinnati, according to a crash report obtained by USA TODAY.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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At one point, before anyone could intervene, the baby startled my dog, and my dog reacted by biting him.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
13 June 2025
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Yet rather than panic, creators have been quick to adapt.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Yet the faces and the fashions, not to mention the paranoia and the panic, feel very Seventies.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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