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The phrase "be feared" is correct and is commonly used in written English. It is usually used to express the idea of being afraid or intimidated by something or someone. Example: The dragon's fiery breath and sharp claws were enough to make even the bravest warriors be feared.
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be feared
verb
To cause fear to; to frighten.
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Surely to be feared.
It should not be feared.
Food should not be feared.
Sadly, comically, it wants to be feared.
They are something to be feared.
The Germans are always to be feared".
This was a team to be feared.
"Attorneys General should be feared," one legal observer told me.
Darkness became menacing, a thing to be feared.
"Would I rather be feared or loved?" he wonders aloud.
Change is inevitable; disruption is not to be feared.
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