sicced

variants also sicked
past tense of sic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicced
Verb
  • Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sovereign was raided by the FBI in 2017.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Altunar and 30 others were arrested in June in Kings Mountain when about 100 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided a fire equipment plant.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Avoid any water that may be charged with electricity and do not attempt to walk through floodwaters.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Bucur was charged with first-degree burglary and unlawful possession of methamphetamine, with his bail set at $75,000, police said.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sochi Mayor Andrey Proshunin posted photos of the damage to Telegram, saying a military monument was also struck by debris.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Nassau County police first received a description of the person who was fatally struck on the parkway and then received a call from Christopher's school roughly 15 minutes later about a missing boy, detective Tracey Cabey tells PEOPLE.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Sicced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicced. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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