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Recent Examples of airsick
If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airsick
Adjective
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That can be especially troublesome for travelers prone to getting seasick.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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On the yacht, Cherry mostly feels seasick while Brigitte and Daniel play together in the water.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Forever, his debut album as Hekt, is rich with all the nauseous excitement of a kid trying to square the sugar rush of a Big Gulp with the toothache that comes after.—
Shaad D’Souza,
Pitchfork,
6 May 2026
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Tsvyk immediately felt nauseous and vomited on the floor after eating the dessert.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.—
Kristina Linnea Garcia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2024
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While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick.—
Peter C. Baker,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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But Serkis’ sweetly queasy film can’t reconcile with the brutality of Orwell’s original writing.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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Just the thought of it makes folks feel queasy.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The wooziest moments sacrifice Robyn’s easy-listening appeal for the sake of surprise.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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And the smartest money runs toward investments others are too squeamish to touch.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Over the years, he’s been cast as a newspaper reporter, a court bailiff, and a dizzy jury member, among other roles.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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By applying lower‑body compression, the garment helps counteract a common condition called orthostatic intolerance that causes astronauts to faint or feel dizzy following an extended mission in microgravity.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Airsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airsick. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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