sics

variants also sicks
present tense third-person singular of sic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sics
Verb
  • Dennis tries to hug Roman, but Roman attacks him, punching him multiple times before leaving the hotel room.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After Wednesday disables the machine with an axe, Isaac’s ability no longer works, and Thing attacks him.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Microsoft raids Google’s AI ranks Mustafa Suleyman, one of the founders of Google’s DeepMind, who is now head of Microsoft AI, is raiding his old company for talent, calling them personally on the phone with the promise that life at Microsoft has more of a startup vibe than Google does.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move involuntarily or get stuck in an abnormal position.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The new privacy policy strikes a good balance between depth and ease of reading.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Senate Banking Committee minority, one of the banks targeted by the letter, Citizens Bank, charges $35 per incident with up to five charges per day and earned $100 million in overdraft revenue in 2023.
    Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The company charges for its Service Cloud offering based on the number of agents who use the software.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Sics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sics. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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