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as in sick
affected with nausea
the youngster felt a little queasy after eating too much Easter candy
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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
Ohtani has nine more years left on a record contract whose value is based on his ability to both hit and pitch, and the Dodgers are queasy about risking an arm injury that could end his pitching career for the sake of three outs.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Dinner at a Texas steakhouse also becomes a queasy nightmare, when Steele is misgendered and glared at by restaurant patrons.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
But despite some queasy stomachs and a smattering of walkouts, Alien tested surprisingly well.
—Chris Nashawaty, WIRED, 30 July 2024
As the horrors mount around her, Mollie navigates her queasy, gathering suspicions as well as her affection for her husband.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Dinner at a Texas steakhouse also becomes a queasy nightmare, when Steele is misgendered and glared at by restaurant patrons.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
But despite some queasy stomachs and a smattering of walkouts, Alien tested surprisingly well.
—Chris Nashawaty, WIRED, 30 July 2024
As the horrors mount around her, Mollie navigates her queasy, gathering suspicions as well as her affection for her husband.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
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The vaccine doesn’t prevent 100% of infections, but those who are vaccinated and still get sick typically have milder illness, according to the CDC.Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Americans don't appear to be getting sick with respiratory illnesses just yet, according to federal health data.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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Ben Affleck is not worried about AI taking over Hollywood.Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, Democrats hoped that all their voters would be willing to cast their ballot for democracy, not realizing that many working-class Americans, even the liberal ones, are more worried about the economy and inflation.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 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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And feeling nauseous from a few minutes of passenger princess phone tasks straight-up sucks.Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024
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There’s really nothing to be nervous about, just the optics of everything.Peter A. Berry, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024
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Still, Trump kept Republicans nervous by mixing in messages of grievance up until the very end of the race, veering off a script on inflation and immigration that operatives believed was more effective in winning over persuadable voters.Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 6 Nov. 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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Buzzy film projects Reflecting today’s troubled times, projects at the co-financing markets dealt with harsh human stories about migration, war, bullying, climate crisis and screen addiction but most were told with a playfulness and even humor in order to reach a wide audience.Annika Pham, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Her mom’s troubled childhood made their relationship difficult Cher and her mother were bonded for life, but Holt carried trauma from a difficult childhood that made transitioning to young motherhood rough.Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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The idea of semitrucks without drivers makes Kentucky Republican state Sen. Greg Elkins uneasy.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Feeling uneasy or insecure in such situations is completely natural—and a valid reaction, at that.Mark Travers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Boutin has been in remission from thyroid cancer since August, but just had a related surgery last week and the couple was anxious about Boutin inhaling any smoke.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Joe Biden lost North Carolina by just over one percentage point in 2020, but Harris has been tied or ahead in several recent polls there, and the Trump campaign has been increasingly anxious about it.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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