as in haunting
fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic
the spookish interior of a Victorian mansion that had seen better days
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Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the path winds through cypress groves and leads to the haunting ruins of Sutro Baths.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026 -
The ubiquity of the state’s homelessness has become one of its most distinctive traits—a haunting tableau of its unaffordability and social disorder.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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In a very eerie Hitchcock-like episode, the Frenchman returns to remind Boone of his critical part in the climate crisis.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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When the crashing stopped, an eerie quiet fell over the highway.—
Nichole Manna,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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After a creepy launch video followed by wowing us with backflips and dance moves, Boston Dynamics has finally gotten down to business.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Jan. 2026
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For roughly 25 years, Fear Factor has tested gag reflexes and amplified fears of snakes, spiders, and all manner of creepy-crawlies.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Spookish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spookish. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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