Thesaurus results for QUEERNESS

queerness

noun

as in sickness

a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting after the roller coaster ride, I had to rest to overcome the dizziness and queerness that I was feeling

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Recent Examples of queerness The brand’s first Australian outpost is set on Oxford Street—with its longstanding tangle of nightlife, queerness, rebellion, theater, politics, and fashion—which has long served as one of the city’s great cultural arteries. —

Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Her love for the city is palpable, imbued with her frankness, her fun, her queerness, and her history. —

Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 There’s a queerness to Mantello’s vision, including a blurring of gender associations that begins with its leads and radiates throughout, that ultimately drains the drama of its potency. —

Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026 Because part of what Rachel does so brilliantly in her writing is to give queerness joy, but also not pretend the world isn’t the world. —

Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026 Creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg treats the Schwoopers with loving care, delving into themes of queerness, loss, religion, love, mental health, and growing up with a thoughtfulness and specificity that make his characters feel both familiar and unique. —

Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026 In other words, Reed hasn’t just written a novel about social change and family life, queerness and faith. —

Stephanie Burt, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026 Mishima’s Forbidden Colors really is one of the greatest novels about queerness ever written. —

Jeremy O. Harris, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026 Co-directors Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig mix cinema vérité, Super 8 footage, and stylized scenes into a cocktail where machismo and queerness come together. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Mar. 2026

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Manager Craig Stammen said Pivetta was affected by both elbow stiffness and sickness, and that the pitcher’s feedback Monday will determine if an MRI exam is needed.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, choking, especially on food, coins, and toys, is a top cause of sickness and death in children, particularly in kids 3 and younger.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026