freaked out
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But never before have they freaked out so many people so quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"That's when I saw the tiny circular holes on my arm and upper back. I was completely freaked out."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Basically, from about four months before the show wrapped until a year after that, I was pretty freaked out.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Food and Drug Administration freaked out about potential risks to human health.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
JohnMark seems calmer, breathing almost normally, but he has not turned on the radio, so he’s still a little freaked out.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
YouTube is awash with videos of freaked-out Midwesterners batting the meaty fish from their boats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
He maintains a sense of calm while talking with his freaked-out in-laws, reassuring them that, “The plane people are lovely.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
The week the U.S. shutdowns started, I remember sending a bunch of freaked-out texts, worried about whether anyone in my life had “it.”
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2020
Now, artisanal wellness brands and billion-dollar pharmaceutical companies alike have packaged and marketed lavender to a freaked-out populace.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
We headed toward the door, passing stunned classmates and a freaked-out Mr. Gunthrie.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
