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as in poorly
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends
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as in shocked
filled with disgust
it makes me sick to think of someone hurting a helpless animal
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as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I'm sick of listening to this radio station
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as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
some people insisted that only a sick soul could write such books
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Recent Examples of sick
And influenza isn’t the only virus making people sick in South Florida.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
And Germany has seen a surge in the number of days that workers call out sick, with an average of 22 recorded in 2023, according to the German Economic Institute.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
That plan included displacing 8,000 Black residents, demolishing 400 businesses, and enacting a segregated housing plan through which Black people were perpetually underserved, especially by the police, which often refused to transport sick or injured Black people to hospitals.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Underwood said reserve forward Jake Davis wanted to play but got sick after pregame warmups.
—Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
And Germany has seen a surge in the number of days that workers call out sick, with an average of 22 recorded in 2023, according to the German Economic Institute.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
That plan included displacing 8,000 Black residents, demolishing 400 businesses, and enacting a segregated housing plan through which Black people were perpetually underserved, especially by the police, which often refused to transport sick or injured Black people to hospitals.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Underwood said reserve forward Jake Davis wanted to play but got sick after pregame warmups.
—Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick
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Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.—
Adam Taylor,
Washington Post,
7 Mar. 2024
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Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies?—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
27 Mar. 2021
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One coach recalled noting down some of the insults players were dishing out to themselves mid-practice match, before sharing them with the shocked individuals once the session was over.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Bey’s shocked reaction has since become a hilarious meme, and her mother Tina Knowles was just as surprised by the exciting moment.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
24 Feb. 2025
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Despite being the first state in the country with a dedicated hospice facility, Connecticut is the only of these three states without robust infrastructure to support seriously ill children and families in their homes.—
Elizabeth Broden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
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And while most people will make a full recovery after falling ill from Bacillus cereus — or not even become ill in the first place when exposed to a small amount — the bacteria can be deadly to vulnerable populations like young children and the elderly as well as those who are immunocompromised.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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In the skincare world, the best retinol serums are put on a pedestal, touted for their ability to breathe new life into tired, aging skin.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
24 Feb. 2025
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If Lionel Messi and his teammates seem a bit tired and stiff in their MLS season opener against NYCFC on Saturday night, there is a reasonable explanation.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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This is part of the most corrupt bargain in American history. KARL: But are their counterpunches having any impact at all?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Eric Adams has been a lousy mayor for the most part, one who couldn’t see the loaf for the crumbs and squandered his political capital on maintaining a dizzying array of corrupt friends and cronies.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The weather was bad enough that MassDOT dropped the speed limit on the pike and forbid tandem trucks from the road.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Hudl clips are cut from the previous training session, with three good things and three bad things presented.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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After a video of a Philadelphia Eagles fan berating and harassing a female Green Bay Packers fan during the recent Wild Card game went viral, disgusted NFL fans demanded that the harasser be identified.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Some might be disgusted that a person would pretend to be emotional simply to drive the AI in a preferred direction.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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De Niro looks bored and Bassett has been asked to do little more than appear serious and concerned in a few scenes.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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Afterward, the female looked bored, and then, perking up at the grunts of nearby warthogs, hungry.—
Marcia DeSanctis,
airmail.news,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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