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as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
I always get light-headed after riding roller coasters, even when I'm standing still again
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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
we couldn't concentrate on our work because we were feeling so light-headed
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Recent Examples of light-headed
Even after the acute illness had passed, many symptoms remained: Dara struggled to sit up for more than half an hour, was too breathless and lightheaded to walk even short distances, and had severe brain fog that left her unable to hold a conversation or write an email.
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Katie Bach,
ludmila N. Praslova,
beth Pollack, Harvard Business Review, 7 May 2024
Common signs include a dry, sticky mouth, decreased urination or dark colored urine, unexplained tiredness, and feeling dizzy or lightheaded.
—Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
If feeling lightheaded or dizzy, simply stop and rest.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
Teo’s heart clenched, the sudden gesture leaving him lightheaded.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
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Katie Bach,
ludmila N. Praslova,
beth Pollack, Harvard Business Review, 7 May 2024
Common signs include a dry, sticky mouth, decreased urination or dark colored urine, unexplained tiredness, and feeling dizzy or lightheaded.
—Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
If feeling lightheaded or dizzy, simply stop and rest.
—Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
Teo’s heart clenched, the sudden gesture leaving him lightheaded.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 19 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for light-headed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for light-headed
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What perfect table setting for a famous comedian, just a few days later, to serve up anachronistic jokes on live TV aimed at dizzy broads and their hooters.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Later in the evening, the two musicians posed for photos backstage, serving up some goofy poses and clearly enjoying themselves.Jack Irvin, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Eddie and Venom’s relationship is goofy bordering on insane, and the limitations do indeed start to show in The Last Dance.James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
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The roar from the terraces when Kohli enters the crease, like Tendulkar before him, is deafening and generates the same giddy reactions anywhere in the world.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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In his early writeups, Killian adopts, or perhaps apes, a tone of giddy consumerism.Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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In this show, everyone has their distinct personalities — Reneé as Leighton is sassy and dry and Pauline as Kimberly is sweet and a little silly, for example.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Here was this band of rebellious and silly kids in bright clothes rapping their asses off.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
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Music City then was always woozy from two shots of rot gut whiskey and an angry call from a jilted lover across town.Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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In 2016, more than 80 percent of Taiwanese people believed that resistance in a potential conflict with China would be futile; by 2022, the proportion of the population expressing this view had nearly halved to 43 percent.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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After making a futile effort to revive Asahi with chest compressions, Masa orders No. 17 to sleep and then to wake again.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Light-headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-headed. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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