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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
Fear not—these last-minute costume options are easy to make at home and will look fabulous even when up against the people who were able to plan ahead for the spookiest night of the year.
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Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
What’s spookier than Halloween this fall?
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
As what many Michiganders consider the spookiest night of the year approaches, the National Weather Service is predicting a pretty typical Halloween in Detroit.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The spookiest day of the year is just a few days away and after a stretch of rain and chilly temperatures, more wet weather is on the way.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jenni Fink, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
What’s spookier than Halloween this fall?
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
As what many Michiganders consider the spookiest night of the year approaches, the National Weather Service is predicting a pretty typical Halloween in Detroit.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The spookiest day of the year is just a few days away and after a stretch of rain and chilly temperatures, more wet weather is on the way.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
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An unexpected collaboration opportunity is very possible under today’s trine between excitable Mars and erratic Uranus.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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At the Ricardo residence in the ’50s sitcom I Love Lucy, over-the-top housewife Lucy and Ricky, her excitable husband, were always getting into some sort of entertaining hijinks.—
Michael Gioia,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sam’s silhouette is backlit by alternating reds and blues that evoke police lights (designed by Maximo Grano De Oro) while sound designer Satya Chávez contributes an eerie soundscape.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Set against the eerie backdrop of a remote forest in Germany, the story follows a group of young Americans from the beauty and fashion industry attending a wellness retreat.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2026
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This project made Cooper nervous for several reasons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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The players looked worked up at times and the fans are nervous.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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While its 209-minute runtime may be daunting, the film moves along at an entertaining clip (thanks in part to master editor Thelma Schoonmaker), and the viewer's patience is rewarded with a haunting conclusion that recontextualizes all that came before.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Apr. 2026
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The 2019 overdose death of aspiring personal trainer Cody McLaury was found to have a haunting connection to Perry.—
Jack Hannah,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Then there’s the question of how and why Swalwell’s creepy and allegedly criminal behavior stayed hidden from public view for so long — especially when the impossible-to-miss fixture of cable TV embarked on a high-profile campaign to lead the nation’s most-populous state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Despite some obvious physical scarring and a seeming predilection for contorting her body in creepy ways, Katie seems pretty healthy, or so the Egyptian doctors tell her parents.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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