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as in poorly
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends
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as in shocked
filled with disgust
it makes me sick to think of someone hurting a helpless animal
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as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I'm sick of listening to this radio station
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as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
some people insisted that only a sick soul could write such books
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Recent Examples of sick
Rochelle had spent all night at the hospital with sick kids and slept less than an hour.
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Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
After that incident, the department changed its approach and shot the remaining three adults with tranquilizer darts rather than a firearm, then euthanized them on the ground with injections of the type a sick animal might receive when being put to sleep by a veterinarian.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Out of 25 controllers, 11 called in sick, Duffy said.
—Connor Greene, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Some of these workers are now driving for DoorDash or Uber after their grueling work schedules, prompting a few to call in sick due to the job's stress and the extra hours off the clock.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
After that incident, the department changed its approach and shot the remaining three adults with tranquilizer darts rather than a firearm, then euthanized them on the ground with injections of the type a sick animal might receive when being put to sleep by a veterinarian.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Out of 25 controllers, 11 called in sick, Duffy said.
—Connor Greene, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Some of these workers are now driving for DoorDash or Uber after their grueling work schedules, prompting a few to call in sick due to the job's stress and the extra hours off the clock.
—Tom Costello, NBC news, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick
Adjective
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This involves having a poorly or non-functioning colon and is not usually reversible.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.—
Maggie Astor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The other women were absolutely shocked — especially Ali.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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With everyone shocked, curious and eager for more, Otto decided to vlog the experience for fans.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Two mentally ill guys just whaling on each other.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Smith noted that a current assumption in aging science is that if a person lives to be 80 years old, 60 of those years may be healthy, and the last 25% will be in relatively ill-health.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Stein conducted experiments under James’s supervision, but quickly tired of studying her subjects’ responses and preferred talking with them and tracking their characters.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lester fled, but Beau followed him, demanding the missing finger because without it, his corrupt past could come to light.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Congress was moved to act at the urging of the major pro leagues’ commissioners, who testified in 1991 that sports betting undermined the integrity of games and invited corrupt influences.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Democrats are favored to win both gubernatorial races this year, so a GOP upset in either state would be a bad sign for the party currently locked out of power in Washington.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nick Saban certainly made more good decisions than bad ones during his run to seven national championships as a college football coach.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This week marked National School Lunch Week, an observance celebrated since 1962, centering a meal most Americans have nostalgic, fond and sometimes disgusted memories of.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Meredith is disgusted and returns her and her mother’s Harper Avery awards.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani's win was seen as an upset to the establishment, since the 67-year-old Cuomo is the son of a three-time New York governor and held the position himself for a decade beginning in 2011.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Boise State fans could have been upset when they were upset at home by Fresno State as their season continued to slide away from them.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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