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Recent Examples of light-headed After taking the medication he was given, Ladd became extremely tired, dizzy and lightheaded, according to court documents. Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025 Nitrous oxide also blocks certain neurotransmitters and triggers the release of endorphins, creating a lightheaded, euphoric sensation, hence its appeal as a recreational drug. Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) was taken to a Washington-area hospital Wednesday after becoming lightheaded at the Senate gym during the morning. Al Weaver, The Hill, 25 June 2025 But at the same time, the physical manifestations of anxiety symptoms like a racing heart and shortness of breath could certainly leave you feeling lightheaded (which might just exacerbate your anxiety, kicking off a vicious cycle). Rachel Nall, SELF, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for light-headed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for light-headed
Adjective
  • Keen observers may witness small flocks of Phalaropes swimming in dizzy circles in the quiet ponds.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • There’s also something of the McIlroy highwire act with Alcaraz, especially in the breathless blitz of brilliance that rises to the top and then drops off from the dizzy heights of the rollercoaster.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Hope Anne is goofy, affectionate, full of zest, and has so much love to give.
    Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Gangly giraffes punctuated the grasslands like goofy exclamation points.
    The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Today's talkers Travis Kelce is giddy.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The result is a sturdy uptrend, full valuations, hopeful but not overly giddy investor sentiment and solid credit conditions.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Many kids find repeating these phrases satisfying, or silly, or just plain fun to say, Estevez says.
    ​Wendy Wisner, Parents, 8 Sep. 2025
  • There are no silly games being played.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One day, Kate was home with a family friend and started to feel woozy.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
  • Both have the woozy, maddening force of a carousel stuck in overdrive.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Adjective
  • And, perhaps most dangerous still, these dreams of modernity shine an unwanted light on the futile hardship of the family’s status quo.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This alternating strategy is futile.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Light-headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-headed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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