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Recent Examples of squeamish
Nicole Kidman doesn’t tremble or get squeamish putting on the white lab coat of Kay Scarpetta, chief medical examiner at the heart of Patricia Cornwell's series of crime thriller novels, now adapted for a Prime Video show by Amazon MGM Studios and Blumhouse Television.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
The falling-out between the Pentagon and Anthropic highlighted the clash of cultures between the defense establishment and Silicon Valley, which has its roots in military innovations but has since turned squeamish about seeing its technology used for war.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
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.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Nov. 2025
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
The falling-out between the Pentagon and Anthropic highlighted the clash of cultures between the defense establishment and Silicon Valley, which has its roots in military innovations but has since turned squeamish about seeing its technology used for war.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Mar. 2026
When Diana got squeamish about doing the interview and appeared to reconsider, Bashir added another lie.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squeamish
Adjective
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If a sick animal did end up at a slaughterhouse, the US Department of Agriculture’s thorough meat inspection system would very likely spot it, separate it from others and deem it US Suspect.
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But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
Adjective
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The presence of his mom Gabrielle/Sophia (Jennifer Ehle, going a little overboard with the accent) serves as a distraction and brings up some queasy stuff.
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And, in the aftermath of a stomach-churning stick-up that twisted my guts with the queasy horror of a repressed memory, Gary is given a week to make the problem go away.
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“Squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeamish. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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