variants
also sicking
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against
commanded the attack dogs to "sic 'em"
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siccing
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Fitz also has some stiff competition in the attacking midfield.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2026 -
Trump and his allies are attacking democracy itself, from the rights to protest and exist freely to the rights to fair jobs and livable wages.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Kazmierczak initially pleaded not guilty to one count of assaulting a United States officer.—
Ava Kelley,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Nationwide, large numbers of federal cases have fallen apart after prosecutors charged protesters, government critics, immigrants and others arrested at messy demonstrations during immigration operations with assaulting or interfering with officers.—
Brian Rokos,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Dozens of armed federal agents and LAPD officers were seeing raiding several storefronts near the Alvarado corridor on Wednesday afternoon.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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The Governor’s Budget shows a $22 billion deficit for ’27/28, even after raiding $12 billion from the Rainy-Day Fund.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Winter storming warnings will go into effect for parts of Wyoming and Colorado including Rocky Mountain National Park from late May 4 through May 6.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Video shows the military storming into the village and furious mourners throwing stones at the vehicles.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
2 May 2026
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Atletico’s path to the semifinals has been taking first-leg leads — ambushing Tottenham at home then winning at Barcelona — before riding out severe pressure in the return game.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Israel’s offensive, which lasted just over a month, was largely seen as a success for Hezbollah, with the militant group holding off Israeli advances and ambushing troops in the south of the country.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Siccing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siccing. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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