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Recent Examples of sicko
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.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
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
The sicko was previously rumored to have had a fascination with dead cats and had threatened to kidnap, kill and rape girls who shunned him online.
—Fox News, 31 May 2022
Dating, of course, is a separate animal from long-term relationships—and more prone to ghostings and dud dates and the occasional absolute sicko.
—Alex McElroy, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2022
Two From Spanish sicko Mar Targarona comes this fine addition to the canon of People Stuck To Things cinema, joining the sadistic likes of Saw and Netflix’s own Gerald’s Game.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood, covers a lot of territory in three acts, all set in the Los Angeles of 1969 just as Charles Manson was working his sicko spell on a group of slavish followers.
—Time, 22 July 2019
After the Parkland, Florida, shooting, even President Trump was quick to blame the perpetrator’s mental health and the mental health system, using words like nuts, crazy, and sicko to describe him.
—Jessica A. Gold, M.d., Glamour, 14 Mar. 2018
Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Nov. 2025
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
The sicko was previously rumored to have had a fascination with dead cats and had threatened to kidnap, kill and rape girls who shunned him online.
—Fox News, 31 May 2022
Dating, of course, is a separate animal from long-term relationships—and more prone to ghostings and dud dates and the occasional absolute sicko.
—Alex McElroy, ELLE, 16 Feb. 2022
Two From Spanish sicko Mar Targarona comes this fine addition to the canon of People Stuck To Things cinema, joining the sadistic likes of Saw and Netflix’s own Gerald’s Game.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood, covers a lot of territory in three acts, all set in the Los Angeles of 1969 just as Charles Manson was working his sicko spell on a group of slavish followers.
—Time, 22 July 2019
After the Parkland, Florida, shooting, even President Trump was quick to blame the perpetrator’s mental health and the mental health system, using words like nuts, crazy, and sicko to describe him.
—Jessica A. Gold, M.d., Glamour, 14 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicko
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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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
Noun
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Level the soil with a rake, and then mist the bed well with a garden hose to settle the soil.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
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The beloved Bridgerton siblings are back, with this season's tale following the love story of the one and only rake, Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson).—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Sicko.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicko. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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