siccing

variants also sicking
present participle of sic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siccing
Verb
  • But the defenses have steadily become more capable, and in November brought down some 95% of the attacking drones with gunfire, missiles, and, increasingly, electronic warfare jamming.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But attacking players often experience lulls — just ask the three keen observers of this game picked out by the television cameras, all of whom must have nodded in appreciation of Sarr’s menacing performance.
    Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Unlike in the Peterson case, law enforcement did not wait to find Suzanne's remains before charging Simpson with murder.
    Mollie Markowitz, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Last year, Dollar General had to pay $850,000 after state consumer protection officials said the company was charging higher prices at the register in 238 stores in Wisconsin.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In the complaint, Lombardo is accused of assaulting Ziff in a New York City hotel room in 2011.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The assaulting force, a mixture of ground- and aerial unmanned vehicles, was used in the Kharkiv Oblast in northern Ukraine.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Siccing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siccing. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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