as in giddy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
a 3-D effect that is likely to leave some audience members feeling vertiginous
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Recent Examples of vertiginous
The vertiginous rise of egg prices is undermining President Donald Trump's campaign promise to bring down the cost of living—and specifically the cost of the beloved staple—once elected, as experts say prices will likely go even higher throughout the year.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Yet something in the book is profoundly destabilizing, turning it into a wonderfully vertiginous read.
—Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Murakami is a sentimentalist at heart, and the novel isn’t shy about reminding readers that its titular walls are a metaphor, in part, for the similarly vertiginous barriers that separate one human heart from another.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Fair enough: this was a period in time when the world’s most glamorous women were trotting about in vertiginous Saint Laurent Tributes and patent Louboutin Lady Peeps.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Yet something in the book is profoundly destabilizing, turning it into a wonderfully vertiginous read.
—Ilana Masad, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Murakami is a sentimentalist at heart, and the novel isn’t shy about reminding readers that its titular walls are a metaphor, in part, for the similarly vertiginous barriers that separate one human heart from another.
—Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
Fair enough: this was a period in time when the world’s most glamorous women were trotting about in vertiginous Saint Laurent Tributes and patent Louboutin Lady Peeps.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertiginous
Adjective
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The walls were giddy with patterned paper and hung with vintage portraits of busty women.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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As for the Democrats, their marching in defense of a regime change tool that Trump's base is giddy to destroy is extraordinary, but unsurprising.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Her dizzy socialite Tanya brought a hilariously chaotic energy to The White Lotus’ first two seasons, and without her, things do get a little darker and more thoughtful in Season 3.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
13 Feb. 2025
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Now, these two Englishmen turn their attention to the dizzy industry heights of Los Angeles — where Park has claimed victory four times before, of course — with stops at the animation world’s Annie Awards and the BAFTAs on the way.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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Related Stories That this tragedy took place on Hollywood’s doorstep adds a woozy, surreal element.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Jan. 2025
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There was a woozy unreality about that first glimpse.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Vertiginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertiginous. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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