sickie

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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. Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickie
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Depending on Trump’s demands, even states that are traditional U.S. partners could conclude that signing any deals with the United States is a fool’s errand because, eventually, Trump will issue even stronger demands in the future.
    Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Trump’s Insane Clown Posse Cabinet is very close to being filled with a cadre of fools and quacks, goons and thugs.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Bex and her team spend each episode tracking down homicidal maniacs.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
  • YouTube videos may offer sentimental types and younger curiosity seekers a means to luxuriate in the Old Way of Doing Things, but only a maniac would truly want to go back to that era.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Texturally, the series is best categorized as a psycho-thriller, but the design of the episodes is never redundant.
    WIRED, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • Wherever a person’s interests lie—mammal, bird, bug or slug—a community science effort exists for them that will provide scientists with important data regarding animals’ reactions to fires.
    Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Because of these complex, interlocking systems, there are still bugs, of course.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025

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“Sickie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickie. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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