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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
  • Traditionally, Sean Payton’s teams deploy a revolving personnel carousel that can leave opposing defensive coordinators dizzy.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Ten percent impairs performance and leaves you dizzy and faint.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And Kailey Agpaoa is goofy and funny as Doctor Sister, a self-sacrificing but fierce young woman who has given up her dreams to care of her aging parents while her older sister has a husband and medical career.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • And so, the film’s spartan spell is undone by snatches of pedestrian drama and goofy, surreal symbolism.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • While the film is filled with incredible gay kisses, my personal favorite remains when Ennis and Jack reunite for the first time; there’s nothing giddier than the full-body passion that overtakes you after being reunited with your long-distance true love after months — or years — or longing.
    James Factora, Them., 26 Sep. 2025
  • Both actors do very well at building their secret courtship, which is at first playful and giddy, and later intense, desperate and even violent.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This dance party for toddlers and preschoolers is packed with silly puppets, cheerful songs, and endless smiles!
    Sarah Z. Sleeper, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
  • And why that silly jacket in the middle of June?
    David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The novel is set in 1984, but the plot keeps sliding backward into the sixties, in woozy reveries that engulf Zoyd like quicksand.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But the job search proved futile, partly due to visa uncertainties and the impacts of the Department of Government Efficiency.
    David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Truly, skimping on this step will render everything else futile.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Light-headed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light-headed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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