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chilling

adjective as in frightening

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But the impact of the raids has been nothing less than chilling.

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Farage gave evidence on Tuesday and said Khan's video was "pretty chilling", adding: "Given his proximity to guns and love of guns, I was genuinely worried."

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Shutting the center down added another chilling effect for church members.

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It is chilling to read that he must be carefully concealed in that first house—for his own safety.

Even after Holmes’s conviction, venture capitalist Tim Draper, an early investor in Theranos, said he was alarmed about the case having a chilling effect on business.

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

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