chiefly Scotland
: secure, safe
also
: dependable
sicker
adverb
chiefly Scotland
sickerly
adverb
chiefly Scotland
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By contrast, someone who came into contact with a backyard chicken or wild bird might have inhaled the virus and therefore become sicker.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
And as our food becomes more highly processed, our country is becoming sicker.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
After another bout with a virus months later, Erin only got sicker, developing heart palpitations, muscle spasms, hoarseness, and pain in her neck, throat, and chest.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Yet Kennedy, a founder of the anti-vaccine Children’s Health Defense organization, claims that vaccines are making children sicker with more chronic illnesses and autism.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
And as our food becomes more highly processed, our country is becoming sicker.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
After another bout with a virus months later, Erin only got sicker, developing heart palpitations, muscle spasms, hoarseness, and pain in her neck, throat, and chest.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Yet Kennedy, a founder of the anti-vaccine Children’s Health Defense organization, claims that vaccines are making children sicker with more chronic illnesses and autism.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Sicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sicker. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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