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as in excitable
easily excited by nature
a spooky horse shying at shadows
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as in eerie
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
a spooky tale of strange hauntings and mysterious reincarnations
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Recent Examples of spooky
From scenes depicting childhood monsters to an inspired take on the boogeyman’s evil lair, this season’s teams create some of the spookiest and most mouthwatering displays yet.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
There are less than 80 days to go before Halloween, and one of the season's spookiest retailers is now officially open for business.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
As the spookiest day of the year inches closer, retailers are gearing up for the season — including Spirit Halloween, the seasonal giant known for taking over vacant storefronts each fall.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
Class is back in session at Nevermore Academy—the supernatural outcasts of Netflix’s Wednesday return to school for an even spookier second season.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
There are less than 80 days to go before Halloween, and one of the season's spookiest retailers is now officially open for business.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025
As the spookiest day of the year inches closer, retailers are gearing up for the season — including Spirit Halloween, the seasonal giant known for taking over vacant storefronts each fall.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 5 Aug. 2025
Class is back in session at Nevermore Academy—the supernatural outcasts of Netflix’s Wednesday return to school for an even spookier second season.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
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The cranky and irritating backseat driver, who bums a lift midway through the Griswolds' adventure, also has with her the easily excitable pooch Dinky.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Seriesly’s own pitching competitions were well attended and brought the excitable energy that newer talent brings to proceedings.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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The suspect – identified by police as Robin Westman – was inside the store for 40 minutes, talking and laughing with other employees, as well as a customer, and testing out different firearms, the eerie footage shows.—
Taylor Galgano,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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One of the eerier aspects of Reform’s current momentum is how ably it is being assisted by those who are supposed to be preventing it.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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But there will be a lot of nervous folks in New England hoping Bregman's stay in Boston extends past the one-year mark.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Others were forced into the car, nervous at the prospect of 48 phone-free hours filled with talk about feelings.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Silent Hill f takes its protagonist to haunting grounds squarely her own, using Japanese folklore, myths, and other legends to paint the unnerving small town.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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Readers were first introduced to the Bunnies — a creepy clique of writing MFA students — in Mona Awad’s Bunny.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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This CoComelon Halloween playlist dials down on the creepy elements of the Halloween season.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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