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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
While commercial poultry farms have a number of policies in place now to recognize and intervene if animals get sick, live bird markets are less regulated and have fewer protection measures in place.
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Alice Park, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, stay away from sick or dead birds, and report them to local wildlife authorities.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
Also at my age people get sick and people die and people move away.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Health officials urge anyone who has contact with sick or dead birds to take precautions, including respiratory and eye protection and gloves when handling poultry.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Alice Park, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, stay away from sick or dead birds, and report them to local wildlife authorities.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
Also at my age people get sick and people die and people move away.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Health officials urge anyone who has contact with sick or dead birds to take precautions, including respiratory and eye protection and gloves when handling poultry.
—Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sick
Adjective
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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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When the crowd broke into chatter and shocked reactions, Gomez hung her head.—
Kaitlyn Huamani,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Parents are not shocked, but are dismayed by the Republicans’ butchering of public school funding.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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Despite being the first state in the country with a dedicated hospice facility, Connecticut is the only of these three states without robust infrastructure to support seriously ill children and families in their homes.—
Elizabeth Broden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
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And while most people will make a full recovery after falling ill from Bacillus cereus — or not even become ill in the first place when exposed to a small amount — the bacteria can be deadly to vulnerable populations like young children and the elderly as well as those who are immunocompromised.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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While their rap beef was a major moment for Hip-Hop and has elevated multiple personalities and podcasts, some people are tired of discussing it; Charlamagne seems to fall into that demographic.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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People get tired and begin complaining about the sketch.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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This is part of the most corrupt bargain in American history. KARL: But are their counterpunches having any impact at all?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Eric Adams has been a lousy mayor for the most part, one who couldn’t see the loaf for the crumbs and squandered his political capital on maintaining a dizzying array of corrupt friends and cronies.—
Harry Siegel,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The weather was bad enough that MassDOT dropped the speed limit on the pike and forbid tandem trucks from the road.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2025
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Hudl clips are cut from the previous training session, with three good things and three bad things presented.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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After a video of a Philadelphia Eagles fan berating and harassing a female Green Bay Packers fan during the recent Wild Card game went viral, disgusted NFL fans demanded that the harasser be identified.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Some might be disgusted that a person would pretend to be emotional simply to drive the AI in a preferred direction.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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That could be because buyers are bored with Tesla's aging lineup and opting for newer launches from other brands.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
4 Feb. 2025
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This way kids are presumably less bored, and the staff gets to know your likes and dislikes.—
Fran Golden,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Sick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sick. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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