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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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Steadman was feeling seasick, so Thompson gave him a pill that turned out to be psilocybin, the psychedelic drug.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
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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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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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During drives to prenatal appointments, Lola would suddenly get carsick — something that had never happened before.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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The Professor continued, oblivious to my queasy sense of déjà vu.—
Eric Ries,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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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.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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They can also be used to prevent fainting or for someone who is woozy.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Schoenbrun’s movie is an invitation to give into your body — but the film is at the same time very much wrapped up inside its own head, which makes for a prismatic, woozy viewing experience.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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But some of what got played for laughs in 2012 is mighty squeamish to revisit with a post #MeToo sensibility.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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However, from such dizzy heights, the fall from grace has been dramatic.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Some adolescents may appear dizzy, disoriented or unusually fatigued.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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“Airsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airsick. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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