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as in sick
affected with nausea
eating all of that deep-fried food would make most people feel a little queer
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as in strange
different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion
one competitor had a queer way of running that attracted a lot of attention from the spectators
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as in unusual
noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced
a lot of queer things started happening almost from the day that we moved into the house
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as in obsessed
having extreme or relentless concern
he's a little queer on the subject of astronomy; if you get him going, he'll talk for hours
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as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
queer money that was the work of a master forger
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as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
queer business practices that bear some looking into
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as in to humble
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as in to gum (up)
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Recent Examples of queer
Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The feel-good titles are queering the classics with familiar plot lines of house swaps, fake dates, geographically convenient mistletoe, and plenty more themes that are just fun to see play out with a contemporary and inclusive case of characters.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Was this his way of queering e-commerce, subverting the platform from within?
—Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Fish lesbians often queered feminine aesthetics, warping heteronormative and cisnormative expectations of gender to play with them in more imaginative ways.
—Quispe López, Them, 1 Aug. 2024
Mx Blouse, spotlighted as Spotify’s GLOW artist in October, is one of the artists, DJs, and nightlife organizers actively queering this diverse metro of six million people (and just as many trees).
—Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
Almodóvar’s gaze is more like a series of fun house mirrors here, passing through classic dime-store-novel narrative, the macho-man canon of midcentury Technicolor westerns and the winky camp of queering it all in circa-2023 couture.
—Leah Greenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
Verb
In fact, Roan’s leaning into them to her advantage, queering the rote masculine country references and taking to task the men who leave their girlfriends with unfinished business.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
The feel-good titles are queering the classics with familiar plot lines of house swaps, fake dates, geographically convenient mistletoe, and plenty more themes that are just fun to see play out with a contemporary and inclusive case of characters.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
Was this his way of queering e-commerce, subverting the platform from within?
—Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
Fish lesbians often queered feminine aesthetics, warping heteronormative and cisnormative expectations of gender to play with them in more imaginative ways.
—Quispe López, Them, 1 Aug. 2024
Mx Blouse, spotlighted as Spotify’s GLOW artist in October, is one of the artists, DJs, and nightlife organizers actively queering this diverse metro of six million people (and just as many trees).
—Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
Almodóvar’s gaze is more like a series of fun house mirrors here, passing through classic dime-store-novel narrative, the macho-man canon of midcentury Technicolor westerns and the winky camp of queering it all in circa-2023 couture.
—Leah Greenblatt, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for queer
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Nearly 95 people got sick during a norovirus outbreak on a Holland America Line ship, the cruise line’s fourth this year.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock alum Tracy Morgan caused a temporary delay at Monday night's NBA game between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat after the actor and comedian got sick in his courtside seat during the second half, and later sharing an update on his condition from a hospital bed.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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Sure, the plot’s kind of a mess, but warrior Alice is an empowering turn while Johnny Depp’s Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter’s big-headed Red Queen are splendidly strange.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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This brings to conclusion one of the stranger and more dramatic human spaceflight stories in years.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Mar. 2025
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As a result, Canadians have rejected American imports and issued other economic punishments in an unusual show of patriotism.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
16 Mar. 2025
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Network security also gets a significant upgrade with the help of AI. Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) powered by AI monitor traffic in real time, can flag unusual patterns that might indicate a security breach.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Tyler Hilton shrugged it off when his 5-year-old daughter, Winnie, became obsessed with a series introduced by a nanny.—
Leena Tailor,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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Young then transferred to New York University and became obsessed with the music scene the city had to offer, eventually leaving the school.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Health authorities have issued numerous notices to warn about counterfeit medicines sold on the internet.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The yearslong dispute finally went to trial in a New York federal court last year with both sides disputing trademark infringement, false advertising, an implication of an alliance that did not exist, claims of counterfeit goods and other issues.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
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Kings forward Trey Lyles was cleared to play after being listed as questionable with lower back soreness.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
18 Mar. 2025
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Jokic was listed as questionable for this game and won't play in this contest.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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We’re honored and humbled to help ensure CHOP remains a magnet for the greatest medical talent, a refuge for those facing the most complex cases, an incubator for breakthrough treatments, a beacon of hope, and the pride of Philadelphia for decades to come.—
Lauren Coates,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
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Since then, reality has repeatedly humbled their ambitions to understand it.—
Charlie Wood,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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What happened was that all of this comedy spoken in Kansai-ben was understood nationwide as being funny.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Everyone thought this was very funny, including, to her credit, Kate.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Queer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queer. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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