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Recent Examples of queasy The controversy offers a strange, queasy fate for Snow White, one of Disney’s most foundational films. Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025 Patrick Cook found in Herod the strain of queasy lyricism that Siegel missed at the Met. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 May 2025 Then there’s carmine, which makes some consumers queasy because the reddish pigment comes from cochineal insects. Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025 The year after Ocean Eleven's release, the actor directed his first film, the dark and queasy Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002). Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for queasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
Adjective
  • Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • Alaska, Michigan, and Maine are among the latest states with paid sick or family leave laws on the books.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • As Republicans work to pass President Donald Trump's reconciliation bill by his July 4 deadline, many are worried about the changes that could be coming to Medicaid.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 30 June 2025
  • But even in a Congress filled with newcomers, the memory of 2018 (and its electoral fallout for a beleaguered GOP) should be fresh enough to keep people worried.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Rodgers, 41, had not expressed a sense of certainty (via his agent) about his plans, which made Schneider squeamish.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Even some Republicans are squeamish at the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics.
    Al Weaver, The Hill, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • But with Wirtz, there was suddenly an effort not to do that; the media got nervous about calling it a record.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Watching his son evolve from a 4-star recruit out of Columbus High School in Miami to an eventual first-round pick out of Michigan State, Richardson doesn’t get too nervous or overly excited when Jase is on the court.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a season-one episode, Taylor raised a concrete grate at Homestead 2 and suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
  • That is, until one day, when Blanca began feeling unusually emotional and nauseous.
    Allison Moses, USA Today, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • In 2023, a significant disruption to the project put one game mode in jeopardy, foreshadowing a more troubled development than anyone initially imagined.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2025
  • With multiple open betas and a long, troubled development history, it’s taken a good while for the game to find its feet, but Mecha Break is now finally available to play on general release.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Outlook: Stability or Strain? Oil markets in 2024 were defined by an uneasy equilibrium.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • Given that uneasy reminder, the small victory ultimately won by King and his followers is even more extraordinary and potent.
    Sophie van Bastelaer, EW.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • But perhaps the most persuasive testimony came from Mrs. Hall herself, who embodied the defense’s portrait of a loyal, unsuspecting wife, home alone and anxious over her husband’s mysterious disappearance.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025
  • Other dogs, especially those that are anxious or suffer from separation anxiety, might find comfort in your scent.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025

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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasy. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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