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Recent Examples of unwell The duty means that Anne can execute constitutional duties if the King is abroad or unwell. Greta Bjornson, People.com, 6 June 2025 The 28-year-old point guard had been listed as questionable for the game after waking up on Thursday feeling unwell. Ben Morse, CNN Money, 16 May 2025 At least three of those victims, including a 15-year-old girl, reported feeling unwell. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025 Back at the camp, Jamie learns from an elder in the community that the fire belongs to Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes), who he's told is unwell. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unwell
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unwell
Adjective
  • Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards (Glen Powell) is convinced by the show’s charming but ruthless producer, Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), to enter the game as a last resort.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • Alaska, Michigan, and Maine are among the latest states with paid sick or family leave laws on the books.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • The researchers and their partners are also working to track local residents’ health and to measure how well or poorly interventions like masks and household air filters protected them.
    Maggie Astor, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • How to Stay Protected Against COVID Vaccination is still the best way to protect yourself against getting seriously ill from COVID.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
  • The team collected fecal samples from 196 critically ill patients admitted to intensive care for non-COVID respiratory failure or shock.
    Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • Each show set off flurries of commentary — good and bad.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 June 2025
  • After several months of strong economic news but incredibly weak consumer sentiment, America is starting to see those trends reverse: The vibes are on the rebound, but evidence is mounting that the economy is getting worse.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 June 2025

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“Unwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unwell. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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