siccing

variants also sicking
present participle of sic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for siccing
Verb
  • At least four young men are seen attacking the boy at various points.
    Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • When combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors – the breakthrough immunotherapy that prevents the immune system from attacking healthy cells – the T cells' tumor-fighting capacity was further enhanced.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Simpson goes away to college, in Chicago, though not without her mother raiding her personal loan.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Almost half of America's youngest workers are raiding their retirement accounts just to get by, a new report has found.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For all the talk of conflicting values, the Tesla Diner has assimilated effortlessly into the local custom of charging fries separately from the burger.
    Joe Joyce, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Most batteries in wireless baby monitors are not long-lasting and require ample time for charging.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors have charged Omari Juan Beidleman with assaulting two members of the Mississippi National Guard during a patrol at the Capitol South Metro station.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Insist that the federal government deploy those resources to get the violent offenders who are killing, assaulting and robbing law-abiding citizens on the city’s South and West sides.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Siccing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siccing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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