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as in giddy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
I felt very dizzy after I got off of the roller coaster
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as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
he felt dizzy from trying to remember all of the dates and names that were sure to be asked on the test
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as in rapid
moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed
prices climbing at a dizzy rate
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as in goofy
lacking in seriousness or maturity
Marilyn Monroe never entirely succeeded in shaking off her dizzy blonde image
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Recent Examples of dizzy
Over the years, he’s been cast as a newspaper reporter, a court bailiff, and a dizzy jury member, among other roles.
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Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
By applying lower‑body compression, the garment helps counteract a common condition called orthostatic intolerance that causes astronauts to faint or feel dizzy following an extended mission in microgravity.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
The caller hit their head and felt dizzy.
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Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
By applying lower‑body compression, the garment helps counteract a common condition called orthostatic intolerance that causes astronauts to faint or feel dizzy following an extended mission in microgravity.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
The caller hit their head and felt dizzy.
—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
Symptoms include decreased urination, dry mouth and throat, feeling dizzy when standing up, crying with few or no tears, and unusual sleepiness or fussiness.
—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dizzy
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And then there are the uptempo perennials that made Highland, California the giddiest place on earth.
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Alpha Camp − Nikki Hru, Maddy Jones, Leiya Pillitteri − had seemed giddy with confidence before the flaming arrow competition.
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Humans of all ages, in fact, stare dazed into glowing screens.
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Rapkin, truth be told, looked a little dazed.
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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Improvements in blood tests, meanwhile, dovetail with rapid developments in treatments for various cancers, making the disease ever more survivable or even curable.
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One detour led me to Paul Krassner, a founding member of the Yippies, a radical (and radically goofy) New Left group.
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Alongside Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley and his best friend, Shaggy Rogers, Scooby spent decades unmasking supposedly supernatural villains while winning over generations of fans with his goofy charm, insatiable appetite and signature catchphrases.
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The magnetar was initially surrounded by a whirling disk of matter, funneling from its inner edge onto the stellar remnant.
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At the risk of sounding less like a columnist and more like a bewildered bystander … what the heck happened?
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Urged by a call from Hugo to destroy her phone and flee Kansas City fast, before WARDEX can get to her, Margaret also hits the road, accompanied initially by a bewildered Jackson.
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The 10 tracks of Ton Up are at once his briskest and heaviest yet, miniaturizing his trademark loops of Dillafied psychedelia into speaker-rattling sample snippets that bombard uptempo house beats in dizzying volleys.
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And yes, back to where the story began, on a brisk night on a huge stage in downtown Detroit.
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Over the years, the visuals dramatically improve, from snuff film aesthetics to confidently silly splendor.
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The Alexa smart assistant is as good as ever, with tons of useful and silly skills, along with deep integration for ordering items via Amazon.
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“Dizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dizzy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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