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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
One spooky dance found her paying tribute to Buffy.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
For San Diego’s soccer fans, spooky was what transpired in the 28th minute Saturday night in an otherwise celebratory first half of San Diego FC’s inaugural home opener.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Gaga has been channeling her spooky, witchy side while promoting her latest album, Mayhem, which dropped on March 7.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
The lunar surface will turn a spooky reddish color during the event for 65 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2025
For San Diego’s soccer fans, spooky was what transpired in the 28th minute Saturday night in an otherwise celebratory first half of San Diego FC’s inaugural home opener.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Gaga has been channeling her spooky, witchy side while promoting her latest album, Mayhem, which dropped on March 7.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 10 Mar. 2025
The lunar surface will turn a spooky reddish color during the event for 65 minutes.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spooky
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Charlotte leaned in next to her little brother only for excitable Louis to suddenly turn, accidentally leading to a clash of heads.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Star is probably the most excitable person in the history of the show.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
27 Feb. 2025
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Backed by an eerie beat, the track revisits their promiscuous, party lifestyle with hedonistic lyricism.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Related article An eerie spiral lit up the European skies.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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During her rehearsal, Windsor was visibly nervous and explained that the song was a risk.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Hill: Families and students are nervous about the fate of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid amid Trump’s massive cuts to the Department of Education and his plans to do away with it entirely.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
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Image Siren Queen by Nghi Vo The glamour of Old Hollywood is not usually my cup of tea, but this enchanting novel about a Chinese American girl looking to become a star in the 1930s was unexpectedly haunting and beautiful.—
Shannon Chakraborty,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The impact was haunting, bringing the crowd to a stunned silence.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2025
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Also, point to Epic Universe for Curse of the Werewolf's natural blend into the creepy Dark Universe theming.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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What about that wily junk dealer, or the creepy cemetery?—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Spooky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spooky. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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