sics

variants also sicks
present tense third-person singular of sic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sics
Verb
  • Those with the condition do not create enough insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels—because their immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce it.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • If pathogens camouflage themselves successfully, this can lead to a sort of biological friendly fire, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells, unable to tell the difference between an invading pathogen and what was already there.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As an example, Vance called out an essay in The Nation that assails Kirk’s views on women, homosexuality, and affirmative action.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Journalism that rushes toward the most interesting and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Journalism that rushes toward the most interesVng and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • First, ultraviolet light from the Sun strikes the water-ice rings, as do plasma clouds from meteoroid strikes.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Whoever strikes first between Logan Cooley, Leo Carlsson, Connor Bedard and Adam Fantilli, among others, could set the tone for the rest of the 2026 RFA class.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The indictment filed Thursday charges James with two counts, bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution, centering on her 2020 purchase and subsequent use of a property in Norfolk, Va.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Three Sevilla players are offside, but they are quickly played on as the Frenchman charges down the line and swings a cross into Romero, who slices his shot wide.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Sics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sics. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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