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as in poorly
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
those coworkers who always seem to get sick immediately before or after long holiday weekends
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as in shocked
filled with disgust
it makes me sick to think of someone hurting a helpless animal
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as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I'm sick of listening to this radio station
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as in corrupt
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
some people insisted that only a sick soul could write such books
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Recent Examples of sick
People who have malaria usually feel very sick with a high fever and shaking chills.
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Those patients died less than two months after their surgeries and were too sick to leave the hospital.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Nearly 80 people got sick in a norovirus outbreak on a Holland America Line cruise.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Foster answered his mother’s request to visit a sick little girl from his hometown on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
—Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Those patients died less than two months after their surgeries and were too sick to leave the hospital.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Nearly 80 people got sick in a norovirus outbreak on a Holland America Line cruise.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Foster answered his mother’s request to visit a sick little girl from his hometown on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
—Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick
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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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The officer opened the bag in front of the passenger and was shocked to see what was inside: 82 fireworks, three knives, two replica firearms and a canister of pepper spray — none of which are allowed in carry-on luggage.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Virgin River season 5 recap: Wildfire brings new love and shocking revelations to the town In the present, Mel’s shocked that this is her parents’ meet cute.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Producer, composer and songwriter David Foster advocates for a higher purpose: to support the families of critically ill children and highlight the call for organ donors.Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 2023 and 2024, more than 100 people fell ill from salmonella linked to raw milk from Raw Farm, the same California company now at the center of raw milk recalls for bird flu.Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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In its first back-to-back set of the season in late November, Vancouver fell behind severely to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-4 loss and was chasing the game with tired legs.Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Even if Macaulay Culkin is just an adult now, too tired to run an Airbnb.Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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Not Arresting Trump | Opinion Instead of fostering violence or corrupt attempts at compromising the certification of election results, the post-election antics of the Republican party in North Carolina were quite peaceful.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Emmy winner and Oscar nominee was among three dozen wealthy parents across the country who paid a corrupt college consultant tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to get their children fraudulently admitted to top schools by inflating test scores or fabricating athletic accomplishments.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Dec. 2024
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If anything, the living conditions seemed to get worse.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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While working as an advocate for victims of domestic violence herself, she was attacked by someone else’s abuser and her symptoms got worse, particularly trouble with her balance.Marina Kopf, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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If anything, Allerton seems intermittently disgusted with Lee and himself, then attracted to Lee again.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Other fans were equally disgusted that Jaguars players were also ejected for the brawl that happened afterward.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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In Babygirl, the 57-year-old Oscar winner plays Romy, a CEO who’s grown bored of the hollow demands of girlbossing, and finds her spark by playing the submissive to her dominant young intern.Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2024
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Quartz at Work The Fortune 500 companies where workers are the most bored An analysis of millions of Glassdoor reviews helped figure out where workers are the most bored By Start Slideshow Start Slideshow Not every job is going to be a thrill ride.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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