variants
also sicked
as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
commanded the attack dogs to "sic 'em"
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicced
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The book's Japanese translator was murdered, and others associated with it were attacked.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Because as Bam Adebayo attacked a second-quarter offensive rebound with seemingly nothing but open air space toward the rim, teammate Kel’el Ware had similar thoughts of contesting that same carom of that Davion Mitchell errant attempt.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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The newspaper printed its last edition in June 2021 after police raided its office and froze its assets.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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As recently as December, police raided a gay-friendly venue in the nation’s capital, Baku, and detained more than 100 people.—
Ryan Oehrli
Updated February 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Feb. 2026
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The charges stem from an incident in which Diggs allegedly assaulted the unnamed female employee over a paycheck dispute at his Dedham, Massachusetts, residence, according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Enterprise, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Then, in 2012, a process server sued Hadder, claiming he was assaulted and wrongfully arrested while trying to serve a subpoena.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Technically, fans stormed the court twice.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The United States has not maintained a physical embassy in Tehran since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when militants stormed the building and held Americans hostage for 444 days.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The crash occurred in the area of 175 Mile Hill Road where a motorist heading north struck a man who was walking in the opposite direction with his snowblower in the northbound shoulder, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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Additional deals have been struck with Lighthouse Home Entertainment for Germany, Mediawan Rights for France, Wild Duck Prods.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Sicced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicced. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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