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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.
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Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickie
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While the sicko elites bask in the violence, Kawaji sees the Kodoku as a means of exterminating the remaining samurai, who have staged multiple rebellions against the Japanese empire.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Nov. 2025
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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
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Then, about refocusing our attention on the challenges ahead, like pervert incentives and algorithms that aren’t in line with human flourishing.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
13 Jan. 2026
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Also, what many now interpret as Kubrick’s exposé of elite perverts was, in fact, mostly Schnitzler’s doing.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
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Your first steps are the same—rake curl cream and foam throughout wet curls—before putting them into your protective styles.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2026
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Drop handfuls evenly over the top of the compost pile, moisten with water, and mix it in with a rake or shovel.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
3 Feb. 2026
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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
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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
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But 16 did, including two found in the human dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra, a region of the brain that degenerates in Parkinson’s disease.—
Freda Kreier,
Hartford Courant,
14 Jan. 2026
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What should be a gripping thriller centered on new, uncharted technology and questionable loyalties degenerates into a jumbled mess.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
27 Dec. 2025
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The protagonist of A Love Story is a lover boy, a libertine, a gossip, a flirt.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
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The libertines will begin the film in suits.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Roughly a million borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans late last year, with millions delinquent on their payments and sliding toward the same fate.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2026
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Shephard says the most important thing to do is resolve any delinquent or past due payments.—
Mekialaya White,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Sickie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickie. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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