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also sick
as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
commanded the attack dogs to "sic 'em"
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Recent Examples of sic
Thankyou [sic] for your patience, love and never ending support.
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Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Now folks are playing the blame game, trying to sic the stans on each other.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The nonprofit operates medical respite centers for those too ill for the streets but not sick enough for a hospital.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
In other matters, Kennedy’s team diagnosed corporate interests and prescription medications as causes to sick, stressed, and screen-fixated kids.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sic
Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Now folks are playing the blame game, trying to sic the stans on each other.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The nonprofit operates medical respite centers for those too ill for the streets but not sick enough for a hospital.
—Maritza Dominguez, AZCentral.com, 18 Jan. 2026
In other matters, Kennedy’s team diagnosed corporate interests and prescription medications as causes to sick, stressed, and screen-fixated kids.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sic
Verb
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In fact, the Sixers will be better equipped to attack this Knicks flaw if Embiid can return at any point in the series.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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In one of the evening’s most striking moments, Raman accused Bass and Pratt of working together to attack her.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Over the last four months, Burke has been arrested four times for crimes ranging from petit larceny to burglary to assault.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Later Thursday evening, also near Lake Merritt, police said a person suspected of arson resisted arrest and assaulted another officer, sending that officer to the hospital.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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The action came three months after French law enforcement authorities raided X’s Paris office and summoned Musk for questioning.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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The Upper East Side townhouse had been raided by the FBI two years earlier.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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He is accused of storming a security checkpoint at the dinner last month, leading to multiple shots being fired before he was apprehended.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Activists said Israeli forces stormed their vessels, smashed engines and detained some of those aboard.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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This feeling of stasis is made all the more worrying by Ukraine’s increasing ability to strike inside Russia itself.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Her head struck the train before she was thrown back onto the platform, fracturing her spine.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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As the Timberwolves desperately searched for an equalizer in the final five minutes, Notre Dame goaltender Kendra DeLawter stood tall in net, robbing two point-blank attempts to preserve the lead for the Cougars.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Two men charged with stealing about $667,000 of Louis Vuitton merchandise from the back of delivery trucks — robbing the drivers at gunpoint — pleaded not guilty in San Diego Superior Court on Wednesday, prosecutors said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
Verb
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On Monday, Stoneham Police raced to a home for a report of a person with a gun waiting to ambush someone.—
Kristina Rex,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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On the other hand, some volcanoes prefer to ambush us, even when smothered in instrumentation.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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“Sic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sic. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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