as in to frighten
to strike with fear
thunderstorms have always scared her
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as in fear
the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger
fired over their heads in order to throw a scare into them
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Recent Examples of scare
Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Passing into the mouth of danger once and being bitten early did not scare Villa away from their desire to play the same way.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
The nighttime celebration embraces the spooky season with haunted scare zones and immersive mazes.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Immigrant rights groups quickly denounced the measure as a way to scare immigrants across the country.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Passing into the mouth of danger once and being bitten early did not scare Villa away from their desire to play the same way.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
Anxiety regarding contagious illnesses and health scares were high during the height of the pandemic.9 While that level of anxiety has lessened in the following years, some people are still anxious about infections.
—Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
The nighttime celebration embraces the spooky season with haunted scare zones and immersive mazes.
—Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scare
Verb
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Where another artist might rely on grotesque specifics to frighten the reader, Mignola’s insinuating expanses of black ink conceal all but the most necessary details of a rich and malevolent world, filled with monstrosities, yes, but also oddities, many of them delightful.—
Sam Thielman,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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As the devastating wildfires began to sweep across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, frightened residents were not turning to Netflix.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The fear is that one of those reassortments could result in a strain that easily infects and spreads among people.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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The fear of the image is something stronger than your own anxiousness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Feb. 2025
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At the Commerce Department, employees were terrified whenever a meeting was called, one worker said.—
Erica L. Green,
New York Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Set in a German port in the 1830s, the remake follows a haunted young woman named Ellen Hutter (Depp) and Count Orlok (Skarsgård), the terrifying vampire who becomes infatuated with her.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Participating in rituals and routine has been shown to provide solace against anxiety and grief.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2025
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The students who had higher anxiety tended to be those who treated their pets more like friends or family.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The cat sniffs the iguana's tail and appears to bite it, startling the iguana.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Immediately, Morgan's appearance startled the investigators.—
Nikki Battiste,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2024
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The cause of the panic remains unclear, but distressing scenes unfolded as families searched for missing relatives and rescuers aided the injured.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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The forceful move propelled French exhibitors in a state of panic, but also led for negotiations to be re-launched.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Scare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scare. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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