as in frightening
to strike with fear
thunderstorms have always scared her
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Recent Examples of scaring
Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.
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Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Unlike other security systems that passively report break-ins to customers or police, Sauron security agents are constantly monitoring to provide real-time incident responses such as watching and scaring away a would-be robber via their speaker system.
—Victoria Feng, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Wednesday takes Enid’s Driver’s Ed lesson to go there, scaring the instructor.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Today he’s frustrated by false rumors about immigration enforcement at the mall that are scaring many would-be customers.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Weitzman said a large number of animals arrive at shelters on or around the Fourth of July, due to fireworks scaring animals or people’s homes and side gates not being as secure due to people walking in and out of the homes.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Andrew Wassenich, director of policy at Miriam's Kitchen, a local nonprofit that assists the homeless, said Trump’s rhetoric and the notices being put on tents appear targeted at scaring homeless people to leave.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Big automakers are more likely to absorb tariffs to keep the cost of their cars steady and avoid scaring off consumers.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
But Levine, a social media savvy young millennial, knew the line between sharing and scaring.
—Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Unlike other security systems that passively report break-ins to customers or police, Sauron security agents are constantly monitoring to provide real-time incident responses such as watching and scaring away a would-be robber via their speaker system.
—Victoria Feng, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Wednesday takes Enid’s Driver’s Ed lesson to go there, scaring the instructor.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Today he’s frustrated by false rumors about immigration enforcement at the mall that are scaring many would-be customers.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Weitzman said a large number of animals arrive at shelters on or around the Fourth of July, due to fireworks scaring animals or people’s homes and side gates not being as secure due to people walking in and out of the homes.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Andrew Wassenich, director of policy at Miriam's Kitchen, a local nonprofit that assists the homeless, said Trump’s rhetoric and the notices being put on tents appear targeted at scaring homeless people to leave.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Big automakers are more likely to absorb tariffs to keep the cost of their cars steady and avoid scaring off consumers.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
But Levine, a social media savvy young millennial, knew the line between sharing and scaring.
—Alessandra Schade, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaring
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Instances of swatting have been plaguing the nation for years, with fake shooting threats frightening the public and forcing schools, hospitals, grocery stores, office buildings, and airports into temporary lockdowns.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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On the same day, 100 cyclists, e-bike and dirt bike riders took over a Boston highway, terrifying local drivers.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The tonal whiplash you experience at that point, the sense that Barbarian can be genuinely terrifying one moment and weirdly funny the next, is what transformed the film into a cult hit.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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In 2022, the British prime minister backed a mini-budget featuring a raft of unfunded fiscal stimulus, spooking the City to the extent that the pound spiraled to its lowest value ever against the dollar.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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The American dream for Orsted , one of the world’s largest developers of offshore wind farms, appears to have turned into a nightmare, spooking investors and casting a shadow over the renewable energy market.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Scaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaring. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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