as in lunatic
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
the police suspect a sickie with an obsession for the celebrity
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Recent Examples of sickie
Also in flu news, one of the few medications available might not be right for every sickie, especially healthy children and young adults.
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Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickie
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How did the character of Joel—who is not a straightforward psychopath, if there is such a thing—come to you?—
Deborah Treisman,
The New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2025
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As 40,000 acres burn, animals are incinerated alive and the human death toll rises, only a psychopath would look for advantage.—
Sabrina Haake,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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Before the show was over, a Black pastor from Detroit named Lorenzo Sewell approached the podium and made a damn fool of himself.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In my view, politics have become so closely intertwined with the way people see themselves that separating the two can feel like a fool’s errand.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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And yet a half-century later, producer Lorne Michaels and his merry maniacs are still at it.—
Marco della Cava,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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Isaiah Stewart has become a defensive maniac as a full-time center.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Texturally, the series is best categorized as a psycho-thriller, but the design of the episodes is never redundant.—
WIRED,
WIRED,
17 Mar. 2023
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Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2023
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New users cannot download it, and the app can't receive software updates to fix bugs or other issues.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Sharks were also without defenseman Timothy Liljegren, who, along with goalie Yaroslav Askarov, caught a flu bug.—
Curtis Pashelka,
The Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Sickie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickie. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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