as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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So far, about 100,000 people in more than 100 countries have been sickened.
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Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 24 Aug. 2024
Infectious competitors can also sicken coaches and staff, who tend to be older and therefore at greater risk for serious illness.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
Vox has reported on the devastating impact of the pork industry on Black communities in rural North Carolina, where people are outnumbered by pigs by as much as 35:1, and are sickened by enormous lagoons of swine feces and other environmental contaminants.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Center The fish consume a toxic microscopic algae called pseudo-nitzschia australis, which doesn't affect them but can sicken the dolphins, birds and sea lions that eat these tiny fish.
—Marissa Wenzke, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
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Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 24 Aug. 2024
Infectious competitors can also sicken coaches and staff, who tend to be older and therefore at greater risk for serious illness.
—Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2024
Vox has reported on the devastating impact of the pork industry on Black communities in rural North Carolina, where people are outnumbered by pigs by as much as 35:1, and are sickened by enormous lagoons of swine feces and other environmental contaminants.
—Sunaura Taylor, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Center The fish consume a toxic microscopic algae called pseudo-nitzschia australis, which doesn't affect them but can sicken the dolphins, birds and sea lions that eat these tiny fish.
—Marissa Wenzke, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2024
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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