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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
Any potential traveler to Antarctica who gets even the slightest bit queasy in rough waters views a sail to the White Continent with trepidation.
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Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Madeline and Helen’s meanness is both hilarious and queasy in a Joan Rivers way—finely crafted, and likely to leave you walking down the street worried about your own problem zones.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Flying can make some people queasy, especially when there’s unexpected turbulence.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
The episodic waves of pain are often preceded by a queasy sensation in the stomach, which can persist even after the pain ceases.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Madeline and Helen’s meanness is both hilarious and queasy in a Joan Rivers way—finely crafted, and likely to leave you walking down the street worried about your own problem zones.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
Flying can make some people queasy, especially when there’s unexpected turbulence.
—Cheyenne Buckingham, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
The episodic waves of pain are often preceded by a queasy sensation in the stomach, which can persist even after the pain ceases.
—Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
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Measles is an infection that can make even healthy children very sick.—
Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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Less than 10 minutes later, at that same rally, gunfire rang out and a sick and deranged assassin unloaded eight bullets from his sniper’s perch into a crowd of many thousands of people.—
TIME Staff,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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In my neighborhood, people are worried about rising costs of everything.—
Robin Holmes,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2025
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Safety concerns Residents were also worried about the safety of the gravel roads for horses.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Mar. 2025
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Feeling light-headed and nauseous, hospital staff performed an ultrasound that showed her baby's vitals were healthy, reassuring the mom.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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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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Some Trump advisers were nervous the deal might go south before the ceremonial signing, but felt confident by the time Mr. Trump greeted Zelenskyy.—
Jennifer Jacobs,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2025
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At the premiere of that film, Brothers At War, in 2009, Joe was nervous.—
Eileen Finan,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The success of The Substance has been an unlikely one — weathering COVID and squeamish executives.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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That thinking relies heavily, however, on enough squeamish GOP lawmakers opposing Trump's more controversial plans or ideas and there have been few defections on the right thus far.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Europe’s troubled luxury sector is showing signs of revival after an upbeat earnings season.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
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And that’s the lesson his parents, especially his troubled dad, have to learn.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2025
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The resolution is seeking $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, measures that have met opposition from Democrats and made some Republicans uneasy.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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In my conversations with barbecue people, there was often uneasy tension about whether craft barbecue is something new or a return to an old way of doing things.—
Rachel Monroe,
The New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2025
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While many companies rapidly integrate AI, this data reveals a growing disconnect: employees are increasingly anxious about its impact.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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But raising cash remains a challenge for some, with investors anxious about startups courting enough customers for healthy returns, Pershad said.—
Liang Lei,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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