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Recent Examples of sick During that shutdown, some federal workers began showing up at food banks and many essential workers began to call in sick. ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025 In their study, researchers led from the University of Sydney analyzed nearly 15,000 blood samples from sick infants collected across 10 hospitals in five countries—including Indonesia and the Philippines—between 2019 and 2020. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 Prioritize getting enough consistent hours of quality sleep and be sure to take plenty of naps while sick. Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2025 One crew member out of 883 became sick. Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick
Adjective
  • This involves having a poorly or non-functioning colon and is not usually reversible.
    Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.
    Maggie Astor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Their shocked reaction doesn’t stop Hersh’s mother.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Goodall, whose own site was relatively protected, was shocked.
    Michelle Nijhuis, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Passengers who’d fallen ill on the Serenade of the Seas were isolated, disembarking separately upon arrival.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Since some people recover from listeriosis without medical attention and never get tested, the CDC estimates that the actual number of people ill is probably substantially higher than reported, and that the outbreak may not be restricted to the states shown below.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • More pertinently, if Iroegbunam or Gueye tired or did not screen passes correctly (shown below), Rogers and Emiliano Buendia had huge spaces to receive and turn, owing to Everton’s deep centre-backs refusing to step out.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In one of many tonally jarring subplots, Vince works out a scam to burn down his dead mother’s house in Brooklyn to collect the insurance money with the help of a corrupt fire marshal.
    Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The writer became inspired to counteract his complicity in a corrupt system.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The game didn’t start bad for the Giants.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Apparently, Grier forgot his own words, because the lines that the Dolphins have built are collectively their worst this decade, something evident in a crushing 27-24 loss to Carolina, a game in which Miami blew a 17-0 lead.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • They’ve been assisted by Hedda’s long-time family friend Judge Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), who takes every opportunity to try to ravish a disgusted Hedda, clearly believing he’s owed something.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In addition to the tariff kerfuffle, 1.5 billion Indians and about 5 million Indian Americans are surprised, disgusted, and hurt at the insults and invectives thrown at them from Mr. Trump's MAGA base, including some prominent Trump administration officials.
    Kristina Foltz, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Also, Ka-young is bored and curious to see what Iblis will do.
    Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • In face-to-face meetings, moderators could get a sense when people were bored, when the meeting should speed up or when the discussion should slow down.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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