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1
as in sick
affected with nausea
the youngster felt a little queasy after eating too much Easter candy
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2
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
since I don't know much about mechanical things, I'm always queasy when dealing with auto mechanics
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Recent Examples of queasy
There are many reasons your child's stomach might be feeling queasy or achy.
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Nicole very much got away with it in season two, not just in her queasy exploitation of Robert’s desire to make a name for himself — not to mention his clear mommy issues — but her assaults on Venetia and Harper also go ignored by Pierpoint.
—Jack King, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
The atmosphere is enhanced by the hand-in-hand elements of Damian Volpe’s heavy soundscape and Robin Carolan’s moody score, which ranges from symphonic grandeur to agitato strings, pipes and horns specific to the region at that time to queasy atonal groans.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
The movie Sundown was shot on location in Texarkana, Tex., and features many locals in small parts, imbuing the movie with a queasy realism.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Nicole very much got away with it in season two, not just in her queasy exploitation of Robert’s desire to make a name for himself — not to mention his clear mommy issues — but her assaults on Venetia and Harper also go ignored by Pierpoint.
—Jack King, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
The atmosphere is enhanced by the hand-in-hand elements of Damian Volpe’s heavy soundscape and Robin Carolan’s moody score, which ranges from symphonic grandeur to agitato strings, pipes and horns specific to the region at that time to queasy atonal groans.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
The movie Sundown was shot on location in Texarkana, Tex., and features many locals in small parts, imbuing the movie with a queasy realism.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
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But then Carey got sick with the flu, and was forced to cancel the first show of her 2024 Christmas Time tour.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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The agency said Wednesday that the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks; this is the first US bird flu case linked to a backyard flock.Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rather than being concerned that Musk has too much influence over the president-elect, Jayapal should be worried about who’s making decisions for the current president.Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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Gift recipients are much less worried about when the gift arrives.Rebecca Walker Reczek, Cory Haltman, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Dehydrated, nauseous, sunburned Floridians flood emergency rooms when temperatures rise Last summer was one of the hottest on record and this year, temperatures in South Florida began to rise in April.Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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Jen Psaki accepted a piece of jerky, and, upon putting it in her mouth, looked nauseous, but was still too nice to protest.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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That could be especially helpful for passengers who are nervous about being on a ship.Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Others may be nervous about overusing sanctions, as Steven Mnuchin, the treasury secretary in Trump’s first administration, was.Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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The segment never lives up to that hype, but the sight of Homer self-cannibalizing himself is sure to make some Simpsons viewers squeamish.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Country singer Elle King is opening up about her troubled relationship with father, Rob Schneider.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The previous year Atlanta’s troubled son Young Thug was shut behind bars on RICO charges, bringing his output to a halt.Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the series also revealed an uneasy disconnect between the British public and the media.Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sinner and Alcaraz have had some superb matches – the China Open was one ATP tour final for the ages – but there's an uneasy chasm to jump between the end of the Big Four Era and the wave of Next Gen talent.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The horror sequel centers on pop star and drug addict Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who's anxious about a comeback tour and visits her dealer for pills.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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His words speak to an anxious, ongoing need not just to entertain, but to distract, to overact, to keep the audience unmoored, all in an effort to hide deep and intractable feelings of inadequacy.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasy. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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