freak
Example Sentences
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A spate of fires and disasters has befallen the city's historic architecture over the years, raising questions about whether these are freak accidents or a symptom of wider issues.
From BBC
That is “the whole freaking point of America—that you can say something that hurts someone else’s feelings because words are not violence and violence is not words.”
I freak myself out by googling “shin pain when running,” because a bunch of results for “shin splints” pop up.
From Literature
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I don’t look like a person who would be a fitness freak, but I’m pretty intense about it.
“She’s freaking out right now,” said a boy at a nearby table.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.