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Recent Examples of squeamish
When Diana got squeamish about doing the interview and appeared to reconsider, Bashir added another lie.
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Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
Set in the Italian opera world of the 1700s, Rice’s novel tells the not-for-the-squeamish story of two male soprano singers who were castrated as boys in order to maintain their high voices.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
For non-squeamish types, the Surgeons’ Hall Museums are downright fascinating, and Edinburgh’s several cemeteries make for moody afternoon strolls.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Like Lawrence, Sam Darnold isn’t squeamish about passing into tight windows or risking an INT blemish.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
Set in the Italian opera world of the 1700s, Rice’s novel tells the not-for-the-squeamish story of two male soprano singers who were castrated as boys in order to maintain their high voices.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
For non-squeamish types, the Surgeons’ Hall Museums are downright fascinating, and Edinburgh’s several cemeteries make for moody afternoon strolls.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Like Lawrence, Sam Darnold isn’t squeamish about passing into tight windows or risking an INT blemish.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeamish
Adjective
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Young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems are most likely to get sick from these germs.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The researchers also hope to test the protocol earlier in pregnancy, before a pregnant person gets seriously sick.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Just the thought of it makes folks feel queasy.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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In this moment, and in this film, the plotting feels queasy and obvious.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeamish. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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