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affright, alarm (also alarum), fright, frighten, horrify, panic, scare, scarify, shock, spook, startle, terrify
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To endure, Vladimir Putinâs regime must terrorize the Russian people. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "Democrats Are the True Election Meddlers," 15 Aug. 2019 Globe Magazine The film terrorized millions of moviegoers on the way to becoming the first summer blockbuster in history. — BostonGlobe.com, "Hereâs how the Globe reviewed âJawsâ in 1975," 16 July 2019 But all were actively deciding to forgive, understanding that Kony terrorized everyone, and that his soldiers were also his victims. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz Africa, "What Ugandans can teach each of us about justice," 14 July 2019 Sacramento would soon be terrorized in ways that even the fearful residents of Visalia could not imagine. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive.com, "The Man in the Window: First the burglaries; then the dogs started dying (Part Two)," 22 June 2019 Shape-shifting spirits terrorize a Southern California community of Japanese Americans in the first trailer for The Terror: Infamy, the second season of AMC's horror anthology series. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Evil shapeshifters stalk by night in first trailer for AMCâs The Terror: Infamy," 20 June 2019 The Mind Flayer, trapped in the Upside Down, still needed a way to terrorize Hawkins in season 3. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Behind the Scenes: Stranger Things 3 podcast reveals how puberty inspired the Mind Flayer's monster," 25 July 2019 Billy uses that autonomy to stand up to the Mind Flayer's monster, which the villain created to terrorize Eleven and her friends. — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, "Here's Who Definitely Died In The Stranger Things 3 Finale," 5 July 2019 Also known as the East Area Rapist and the Original Night Stalker, the Golden State Killer terrorized California communities in the 1970s and â80s. — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, "Arrest made in Golden State Killer case featured in I'll Be Gone in the Dark," 25 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'terrorize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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