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spookier

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The vision turns spookier: “Her inky eyes bulged. Mā opened her mouth wide, as if to say something, and dirt spilled out.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

But something makes the newly discovered species even spookier.

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

While Ortega wore a bright pink Valentino dress to last year's Met Gala, this year she went with a distinctly spookier and more gothic vibe.

From BBC • May 2, 2023

A more apt slogan for these games might be lonelier, quieter, spookier.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022

It was like when someone on TV wakes in hospital and faces swim up, but spookier 'cause of the dark.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell