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affected with nausea eating all of that deep-fried food would make most people feel a little queer

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verb

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Recent Examples of queer
Adjective
These films have always carried rich undercurrents: the corporate exploitation of blue-collar workers (the Nostromo crew, the marines in Aliens, the kids of Romulus), queered reproduction via body horror, Ripley’s evolving incarnations of motherhood, human hubris punished by its own creations. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025 Was this his way of queering e-commerce, subverting the platform from within? Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024 Fish lesbians often queered feminine aesthetics, warping heteronormative and cisnormative expectations of gender to play with them in more imaginative ways. Quispe López, Them, 1 Aug. 2024 Almodóvar’s gaze is more like a series of fun house mirrors here, passing through classic dime-store-novel narrative, the macho-man canon of midcentury Technicolor westerns and the winky camp of queering it all in circa-2023 couture. Leah Greenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queer
Adjective
  • Because something very strange happens here.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Probably not, given the company’s strange hesitance to part ways with its current leadership.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Because our mulch is rubber, this seemed unusual, and out of caution, the guardian was called immediately.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Routh, who is representing himself, has filed unusual motions requesting strippers and a golf round with the president.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Some doctors might not even immediately recognize symptoms in a sick patient because vaccines have made many contagious diseases rare in this country, said Marty, the FIU expert.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • However, some can, and those with risk factors can certainly become very sick.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, the faith was questionable.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Though Andre officially ended things with his other flame, Ashley (Jen Jacob), Dani's daughter's abduction has forced her to spend some questionable quality time with her ex-husband Bill (Timon Kyle Durrett), who, it should be noted, shares a last name with Devon Winters' birth mother Yolanda.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To have been chosen by such a high-profile royal once is amazing, but to have been supported by Prince Harry too left us completely gobsmacked and hugely humbled.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For most of the game, Dodgers pitchers humbled Colorado hitters — again.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Several commenters expressed their support for him, saying emphatic no’s and doubling down on how funny the skit was.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The show has captured the world’s imagination with its charming, funny, and relatable observations about everyday family life.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The workers may be shackled or handcuffed, and torture is not uncommon.
    Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While that's not uncommon, Powell warned that Snitker might regret that decision as Acuna has earned the right to hold onto a leading spot amid a slump.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Promotions of dubious health products online were a problem long before AI.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Conversely, the models are generally not rewarded for expressing doubt, omitting dubious details, or requesting clarification.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Queer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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