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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
Flying can make some people queasy, especially when there’s unexpected turbulence.
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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
This proud yet queasy embrace of sentiment, which at the time felt so out of character for Nolan, now feels like part of a continuum that leads straight to the fugue-state despair of Oppenheimer.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
But 20 increasingly queasy minutes of nonstop description?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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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
This proud yet queasy embrace of sentiment, which at the time felt so out of character for Nolan, now feels like part of a continuum that leads straight to the fugue-state despair of Oppenheimer.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
But 20 increasingly queasy minutes of nonstop description?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queasy
Adjective
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And in one case, a person got it from handling sick and or dead birds in a backyard flock.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dairy farmers with infected herds reported large die-offs of wild birds near their farms before their cows got sick, according to the USDA.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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How worried should the team be about his availability for the playoffs?—
AAron Ontiveroz,
The Denver Post,
6 Feb. 2025
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But in the early days of the second Donald Trump presidency, LGBTQ+ communities across the U.S. are more worried about their digital privacy than ever before.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
5 Feb. 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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Both Hancock and Quaid recall their first meeting about the script — especially how nervous the actor was.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2025
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These tips can help nervous flyers manage or overcome their fear of the skies.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Years Last summer, more squeamish audience members were fainting left, right and center at this adaptation of the French writer Annie Ernaux’s quasi-memoir.—
Matt Wolf,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Arriving at a time when anime has become more surreal, Dan Da Dan feels like a natural evolution of shows like Chainsaw Man, while being not quite as alienating for those with a more squeamish palate.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The filing is known in Italy as a CNC, and offers troubled companies the time and space to restructure and chart a path forward.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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Israel’s Economic Plight With the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli agreement, the focus in the troubled Middle East has turned to the West Bank, and negotiation of a wider peace settlement.—
Ann Crittenden,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Seeing Riley gain so much notoriety and money made some people uneasy.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Turow doesn’t think of his characters as people, exactly, but keeps their continuing stories tucked inside his imagination and felt a little uneasy, leaving Rusty hanging like that.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Related article More kids are anxious but fewer are getting the right help, study shows New fears and anxieties tend to develop and vary as children and adolescents grow and adapt to new environments, Silverman said.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
5 Feb. 2025
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The person in question has legal status and was feeling anxious about the Trump administration's hardline immigration agenda.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Queasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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