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also queazy
1
as in sick
affected with nausea
the youngster felt a little queasy after eating too much Easter candy
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2
as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
since I don't know much about mechanical things, I'm always queasy when dealing with auto mechanics
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Recent Examples of queasy
There are many reasons your child's stomach might be feeling queasy or achy.
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Nicole very much got away with it in season two, not just in her queasy exploitation of Robert’s desire to make a name for himself — not to mention his clear mommy issues — but her assaults on Venetia and Harper also go ignored by Pierpoint.
—Jack King, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
The atmosphere is enhanced by the hand-in-hand elements of Damian Volpe’s heavy soundscape and Robin Carolan’s moody score, which ranges from symphonic grandeur to agitato strings, pipes and horns specific to the region at that time to queasy atonal groans.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
The movie Sundown was shot on location in Texarkana, Tex., and features many locals in small parts, imbuing the movie with a queasy realism.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Nicole very much got away with it in season two, not just in her queasy exploitation of Robert’s desire to make a name for himself — not to mention his clear mommy issues — but her assaults on Venetia and Harper also go ignored by Pierpoint.
—Jack King, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
The atmosphere is enhanced by the hand-in-hand elements of Damian Volpe’s heavy soundscape and Robin Carolan’s moody score, which ranges from symphonic grandeur to agitato strings, pipes and horns specific to the region at that time to queasy atonal groans.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
The movie Sundown was shot on location in Texarkana, Tex., and features many locals in small parts, imbuing the movie with a queasy realism.
—Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
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By Weiland’s estimates, up to 300,000 people in the U.S. are currently getting sick with COVID-19 each day, compared to around 1 million cases per day around this time in recent years.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Mike Stobbe and Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Many refugees in Europe are worried about their status after the fall of the al-Assad government.New York Times, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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By 1972, then President-Nixon’s people were worried about the prospect of segregationist former Alabama governor George Wallace drawing votes from Nixon as the potential nominee of the AIP, the right-wing American Independent Party.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Dehydrated, nauseous, sunburned Floridians flood emergency rooms when temperatures rise Last summer was one of the hottest on record and this year, temperatures in South Florida began to rise in April.Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
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Jen Psaki accepted a piece of jerky, and, upon putting it in her mouth, looked nauseous, but was still too nice to protest.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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The man who appears in her cozy home is reserved and nervous (he’s played by H. Jon Benjamin, offering the rare and welcome dramatic turn for the comedian and voice actor).Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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There was a nervous wait before David broke the news that Ten Hag was being kept on and then Laurie and Adam launched their big read with some remarkable details of the talks the club had held with other managers before deciding to stick with Ten Hag.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The segment never lives up to that hype, but the sight of Homer self-cannibalizing himself is sure to make some Simpsons viewers squeamish.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
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Country singer Elle King is opening up about her troubled relationship with father, Rob Schneider.Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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The previous year Atlanta’s troubled son Young Thug was shut behind bars on RICO charges, bringing his output to a halt.Maurice Garland, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the series also revealed an uneasy disconnect between the British public and the media.Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
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Here, she’s filmed upside-down against a stark white sky with the old girl bobbing on an uneasy axis.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Glumly marching to the stage, Wallen appears to tune out the anxious producer’s notes about looking at the camera and remembering to smile.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2024
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In contrast, those with anxious attachment styles may become overly focused on caregiving as a way to gain approval or security in the relationship.Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasy. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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