chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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People charged with far less serious crimes than murder, some sicker than Tomasini or wheelchair-bound, remain in prison, struggling to navigate compassionate release eligibility.
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Mesler kept on drinking, and getting sicker, until a year later, when he was hired as a visiting artist in the Hunter College art program.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
An accompanying investigation delves into how people in assisted living facilities are getting sicker, and how underprepared Wisconsin is to handle their care.
—Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
By contrast, someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird, might have inhaled the virus and therefore become sicker.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Mesler kept on drinking, and getting sicker, until a year later, when he was hired as a visiting artist in the Hunter College art program.
—Calvin Tomkins, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
An accompanying investigation delves into how people in assisted living facilities are getting sicker, and how underprepared Wisconsin is to handle their care.
—Lainey Seyler, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
By contrast, someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird, might have inhaled the virus and therefore become sicker.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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