sickie

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Recent Examples of sickie Also in flu news, one of the few medications available might not be right for every sickie, especially healthy children and young adults. Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickie
Noun
  • After the horrific attack, a $10,000 reward was offered for information leading to the sicko’s arrest.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
  • What kind of sicko would move his family into a home where gruesome murders happened?
    Leigh Hewett, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • Boiled down to a thoughtless pervert by the public, Six became one.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
  • What follows is a floor-by-floor descent into madness as Bobby battles bloodthirsty perverts, demonic flash mobs, and hallucinogenic suburban nightmares, all while trying to figure out if he’s meant to be the hero… or just the last guy standing.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • After week upon week of cutting the grass in the summer heat, homeowners are ready to switch out their lawn mowers for rakes and leaf blowers.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This best-selling set of adjustable wire shelves would fit nicely and still leave room for a few tall lawn tools like rakes and shovels to lean against the wall.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Video and Audio Protection The idea that some online perv could connect to your webcam and spy on you is enough to give anyone the creeps.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The perv — who has dreadlocks and wore a backpack with a Puerto Rican flag tied to it — fled on foot, according to law enforcement.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Created by Rob Mac (formerly McElhenney, who also plays the character Mac), the Emmy-deserving series premiered 20 years ago on Aug. 4, 2005, introducing the world to a gang of morally bankrupt degenerates running the least successful bar in Philly, Paddy's Pub.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Novak: The fact that this group of degenerates, these bloodsucking, mass-murdering vampires and wannabe vampires, [could be] so lovable is amazing.
    Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • How to spot a text message scam While Ashley was able to reactivate her account without paying a huge fee, an account that goes delinquent can result in hundreds and even thousands of dollars in penalties in other states.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
  • After 90 days of nonpayment, student loan servicers report delinquent, or past-due, accounts to major credit bureaus, which use the information to recalculate the borrower’s score.
    Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025

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“Sickie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickie. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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