altitude sickness

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Recent Examples of altitude sickness In 2014, Lady Gaga got altitude sickness while in Denver for a concert. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026 More serious altitude sickness shows up as shortness of breath even with minimal exertion, along with swelling in the hands and face. Morayo Ogunbayo, AJC.com, 13 Feb. 2026 Given its altitude exceeding 13,146 ft (4,000-plus meters) above sea level, precautions need to be taken to guard against altitude sickness. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026 In extreme cases, when the brain swells and lungs fill with fluid, severe altitude sickness can be fatal. Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for altitude sickness
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Noun
  • The former is gaining larger text support, making on-screen text easier to read, while the latter is adding motion sickness reduction for passengers in moving vehicles, face gesture support for performing select actions, and a new eye-selection method.
    Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
  • Combat nausea with Reliefband, a 100% natural, fast-acting temporary treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, anxiety, migraines, morning sickness, chemotherapy, amusement park rides and VR gaming.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026
Noun
  • Use this after a night of one too many cocktails, or simply add to your in-flight water to prevent dehydration or mountain sickness.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024
  • These researchers would like to pave the way to therapies for chronic mountain sickness, but first need to better define what living and working at this altitude does to human bodies.
    STAT staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019
Noun
  • For some, the trip means dealing with car sickness.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Combat nausea with Reliefband, a 100% natural, fast-acting temporary treatment of nausea and vomiting associated with motion sickness, anxiety, migraines, morning sickness, chemotherapy, amusement park rides and VR gaming.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 June 2026
  • Unlike Eirina, another orangutan at the zoo, Hesty did not have extreme morning sickness that required daily cups of tea.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026

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“Altitude sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altitude%20sickness. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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