as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
her mother announced that she still looked peaky, and felt her forehead for a fever
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Recent Examples of peaky
Local surf guides will take wave riders to fun, peaky beach breaks or barreling reefs.
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Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Noah Lederman, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peaky
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And cats everywhere are getting sick from the virus.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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On December 18, the CDC announced that the first severe H5N1 case in a human had been detected, which is thought to have been caught after exposure to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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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
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Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies?BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
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Trump's first term was considered really bad at -4%.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025
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Related to this, the second Trump administration begins in a much worse fiscal place as the first Trump government did in 2016.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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The wildfires created an animal crisis with full shelters and ill pets.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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That said, a large majority of those who become ill with HMPV only experience mild symptoms and recover quickly without major intervention.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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In down markets, the best opportunities often hide in plain sight.Cody Bjugan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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December also was atypically a down month for the market.Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Peaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peaky. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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