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Recent Examples of sic The hustle, the grind, sprinkled occassionally [sic] with the odd acting job. Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2025 Look just to the recent past at their plagiarizing President, who so greatly embarrassed Harvard before the United States States [sic] Congress. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 Senator Collins, on behalf of all fisherman (sic) of Maine, thank you for your continual support in preserving our heritage, tradition and economy. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025 Bonnie Young; Joe Millman of Chamberlin; Diego Binetti of Love Binetti; Lee Evans Lee of Mrs [sic] Momma Bear; Tania Mackey of Niczka; Papa Oppong of the Papa Oppong brand; Najla Burt and Cynthia Burt of Dur Doux, Alice Kim of PerfectDD; Jack Sivan of Sivan, and Shwetambari Mody of Shwetambari. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sic
Verb
  • Boone acknowledged that location will be key for Stroman, who can no longer attack hitters head-on at this stage of his career.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
  • The wild and ugly scenes saw rioters attack law enforcement with rocks and Molotov cocktails while others burned vehicles and other property.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • In 2022, Chinese authorities raided a warehouse and seized counterfeit Salvatore Ferragamo belts thanks to efforts by the Italian luxury house and Amazon.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 June 2025
  • The following day, agents raided her husband’s home and business, Century Homebuilders Group, in Coral Gables.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • The barrage led Israel’s defense minister to overtly threaten Iran’s supreme leader. Israel, meanwhile, struck Iran’s heavy water reactor, part of the country’s nuclear program, which its government insists is meant for peaceful purposes only.
    Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • The air force also struck a nuclear weapons development site in the area of Natanz.
    NBC News, NBC news, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Rihanna's has been candid about her relationship with her father over the years, and spoke out against her father after she was assaulted by her then-boyfriend Chris Brown in 2009 and Fenty reportedly spoke to the press about the incident without his daughter's consent.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 26 June 2025
  • According to Dominguez, Smith physically assaulted Turner and pulled out some of her hair.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Keep your access fully charged for just $2.50 $1 per month for one year.
    Zoë Schiffer, Wired News, 29 June 2025
  • There was a good technical reason for the move: the wireless charging ring required precise placement to work, and the logo was moved to sit in the center, to provide a visual assist.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • Anderson and catcher Luis Hernandez embraced, then their teammates mobbed them behind the mound to celebrate the first complete-game shutout in the CWS since 2022.
    Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
  • Local moviegoers mobbed the two metro theaters that had won exclusive rights to screen that summer’s hottest blockbuster: the Gopher Theater in Minneapolis and — somehow — the tiny Cine Capri in downtown White Bear Lake.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Soon after, they are assailed by terrible things one after another.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 9 May 2025
  • Orlando Sentinel Bondi’s conduct was assailed last week in a 23-page ethics complaint filed with the Bar by more than 70 prominent lawyers and professors, including two former Florida Supreme Court justices and a former president of the American Bar Association.
    The Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025

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“Sic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sic. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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