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Recent Examples of queasy The United States could also become less queasy about deploying its arsenal. S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 Stomach-churning violence and queasy conversations are scattered regularly enough to keep viewers on the edge of their seats. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 The heavy cuisine left us both a little queasy, and I was mildly nauseated again the following day to learn that someone had snapped photos of boxes of frozen products and milk that were apparently sitting behind the restaurant in the July heat. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2025 Some moderate Republicans are queasy about cuts to Medicaid and other social safety net programs. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for queasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
Adjective
  • But as that incident demonstrated, even a small number of controllers calling in sick can have a big impact.
    Joel Rose, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Austin Hedges gets sick to his stomach before postseason games.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The man, a legal researcher who lives legally in the United States, is worried he might be targeted by the federal government for speaking freely.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • As the day progressed though, Marsh became worried again.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As 82-year-old Scorsese and his pal Steven Spielberg recall in a first-look clip from the the upcoming five-part Apple TV+ documentary Mr. Scorsese, Columbia Pictures, squeamish about some of the bloody content of the movie, almost stopped Scorsese's vision from riding into theaters.
    Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • California’s medical community, for example, clearly remains squeamish about MAID.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • Now, Darvish will get to pitch in front of a stadium of screaming, hopeful, nervous Cubs fans.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • If presidents are stars on the stage of world history, vice presidents are nervous understudies hidden away behind the scenes.
    Book Marks October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The nutrition classes are specifically designed for patients, and cover topics like how to nourish yourself when your nauseous from chemotherapy.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Angels also played the ninth inning without outfielder Jo Adell, who Montgomery said was feeling nauseous.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His talent for expressing a volatile vulnerability and grit saw him through performances as troubled tough guys in Where the Crawdads Sing and The Iron Claw.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Maigret must outwit some of Paris’s most cunning and violent criminals, while dealing with his own troubled past.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, when her mom asks if Paul and his kids can come on the birthday trip, the woman feels uneasy.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The loss of data arrived during an uneasy period for policymakers.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In the cold and austere German winter (a far cry from Dakar’s physical and cultural warmth), an anxious Nourou acts up outside a hotel and is accosted by a Polish security guard, setting off a minor chain reaction in which Maja intervenes on his behalf, much to his chagrin.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Right now, CEOs are both bullish and anxious.
    Mike Hoffman, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasy. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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