as in lunatic
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind
the police suspect a sickie with an obsession for the celebrity
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Recent Examples of sickie
Also in flu news, one of the few medications available might not be right for every sickie, especially healthy children and young adults.
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Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Editors, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickie
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Gibson is making 1991’s Dexter his own, Brown said, by thriving in the complex mask-work that’s required to play a lethal psychopath learning to conceal his still-emerging condition.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Lowen ingratiates herself with Jeremy and his son, Crew, to buy herself time to work out whether Verity's books are truly fiction or an ominous warning from a deranged psychopath.Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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But don't let the pampering fool you; with yoga classes, water sports, and even fencing lessons, this resort knows how to keep things lively.Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025
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Don’t let limited square footage fool you — the bar carries a full selection of wines, beers and liquors.Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Accordingly, Slow Horses has worked hard to feed into his persona, offering a slow trickle of wordless shots or small scenes of Harkness while gassing up his reputation as an assassin, a terrorist, and an all-around maniac.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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And finally, Matador is readying the next batch of catalog reissues from legendary psychedelic/psychotic maniacs Butthole Surfers.Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 21 Nov. 2024
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Texturally, the series is best categorized as a psycho-thriller, but the design of the episodes is never redundant.WIRED, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2023
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Another summer, another hook-wielding psycho killer — and maybe some familiar faces too.Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Feb. 2023
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As Michigan residents prepare to ring in the new year, watch out for the stomach bug.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
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While there's plenty of evidence that the bacteria cultures found in yoghurt increases the good bug populations in the gut, which can help reduce inflammation and boost digestion, getting the probiotics that far into the digestive system without degradation is the issue.New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Sickie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickie. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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