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Or Peter Thiel's "seasteading" dream of an island nation where he and his buddies could be lordlings, carefully separated from the ordinary people who frighten them.

From Salon

And if you paid attention to his chats, this election's outcome may not have shocked you quite as much even as it may frighten you to the marrow.

From Salon

In order to frighten their parents, for Halloween kids in New York wore Freddie Freeman costumes.

He also told the jury that the fake bomb that he left on the desk of his barracks when he absconded from there in January 2022 was not designed to frighten anyone.

From BBC

He said MacPhail took the knife with him so if Holly refused his demands to resume their relationship, he could "frighten" and "pressure" her by pulling the blade out and saying he would cut himself if she did not relent.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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