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
Bonhams occupies what’s defined as the mid-range market, mostly offering lots priced between $50,000 to $1 million, while the top three — Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Phillips — court sellers and buyers at the vertiginous top end.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
But Jávea, set about 25 miles north of the Costa Blanca, where the coastline’s long, sandy beaches give way to craggy bays and vertiginous cliffs, did it differently.
—Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The Anti-Atlas Mountains, which run to the southeast of the High Atlas, have quite a different visual character and are less vertiginous.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
While the vertiginous rise of home prices in the country has slowed down nationwide, it is still being propped up by markets in the Northeast where inventory remains tight, as Gerli said.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026
But Jávea, set about 25 miles north of the Costa Blanca, where the coastline’s long, sandy beaches give way to craggy bays and vertiginous cliffs, did it differently.
—Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The Anti-Atlas Mountains, which run to the southeast of the High Atlas, have quite a different visual character and are less vertiginous.
—Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2025
While the vertiginous rise of home prices in the country has slowed down nationwide, it is still being propped up by markets in the Northeast where inventory remains tight, as Gerli said.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertiginous
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Online, giddy takes on Operation Epic Fury described it as a checkmate move against China, rather than a war of choice against Iran.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Hudson Williams also makes a cameo as one of the giddy skaters, a sweet nod to his actual friendship with Storrie (and, of course, a seemingly necessary offering to the feral studio audience).—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
1 Mar. 2026
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Disneyland temporarily closed a large part of Tomorrowland on Tuesday after a hazmat incident near Star Tours and Space Mountain caused several employees to feel dizzy and have trouble breathing.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
10 Mar. 2026
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Physical symptoms can include feeling dizzy or faint; being cold all the time; and irregular menstrual periods.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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Whether his work on Anderson’s woozy epic of resistance is his personal best is debatable — the competition is fierce.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Vertiginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertiginous. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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