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Recent Examples of spooky Ortega reunites with auteur Tim Burton for the latest installment, which promises a new slew of spooky mysteries…including how to save Wednesday’s roommate Enid (Emma Myers). Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 9 July 2025 Thin Places was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award, and is being reissued with four new stories just in time for spooky season. Drew Broussard july 8, Literary Hub, 8 July 2025 Indeed, when the powers-that-be didn't fully indulge Giger's vision for a spooky ghost train, the artist stumped up $100,000 of his own cash to build the model himself. Richard Edwards, Space.com, 7 July 2025 Since 1995, the town has honored Emma’s memory through their very own coffin race (which anyone can enter), accompanied by spooky festivities. Teaghan Skulszki, Outside Online, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for spooky
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Adjective
  • Second, from a real-world perspective, if a dog is highly excitable or reactive, certain programming might overstimulate or stress them.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2025
  • Choreographer Byron Easley is completely in synch with Goldstein’s excitable approach to this material.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • That arrangement builds to an exhilarating climax largely fueled by Lindsey Buckingham’s guitar lead, from the eerie wailing of those high notes to its fiery conclusion.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
  • Instead, what ensued was an eerie redux of another Wimbledon lion’s last stand.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Then there's the real world, which is entirely different, so in reality people have nothing to be nervous about.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 July 2025
  • The odds of a recession may be falling, but states appear to be betting that corporate leaders are still nervous.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Antarctica's crimson waterfall is truly haunting, and very few people ever see it in person.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
  • For five seasons, creator and host Rod Serling guided unsuspecting viewers through some of the most haunting, macabre stories ever told.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Although Cheol-su and Young-hee may forever be known to the world as giant, creepy animatronic dolls, they’re based on fictional characters found in old Korean language textbooks.
    Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • The latest trailer incorporates personal outtakes of Franco and Brie’s love story interspersed with creepy stills from the film.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 July 2025

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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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