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 surge reported by home insurance premiums in Florida has slowed down significantly, though rates remain high.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Per Nielsen, the spike in deliveries between Game 6 and Game 7 is vertiginous, with an average boost of 43.7%, or from 18.2 million to 26.1 million.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025
The pace of this vertiginous home price growth, however, has started slowing down this year thanks to rising inventory.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Rooting for them felt like being on a rollercoaster whose entire path was a vertiginous drop.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Per Nielsen, the spike in deliveries between Game 6 and Game 7 is vertiginous, with an average boost of 43.7%, or from 18.2 million to 26.1 million.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 June 2025
The pace of this vertiginous home price growth, however, has started slowing down this year thanks to rising inventory.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Rooting for them felt like being on a rollercoaster whose entire path was a vertiginous drop.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertiginous
Adjective
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The girls are giddy; excited about their adventure.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
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The East German guards, many still in uniform but without their lethal machine guns, seemed amused, almost giddy.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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If those two regularly start games together alongside Solanke or Richarlison, opposition defences will be left feeling dizzy.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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Over at the theme park's Universal Studios, a 72-year-old woman reported feeling weak and dizzy after spending time on the Jimmy Fallon Race Through New York attraction in May.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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One day, Kate was home with a family friend and started to feel woozy.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
18 July 2025
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Both have the woozy, maddening force of a carousel stuck in overdrive.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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“Vertiginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertiginous. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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