car sickness

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Recent Examples of car sickness For some, the trip means dealing with car sickness. Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for car sickness
Noun
  • Still, here’s one that those with a propensity to motion sickness may want to take a pass on.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Infiniti’s ‘stadium seating’ approach elevates each row of seating above the row in front so every passenger has a clear view of the road, reducing motion sickness.
    Scotty Reiss, Parents, 24 Feb. 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Pregnant people with morning sickness, patients undergoing chemotherapy, and people with GI diseases that cause persistent queasiness often find relief with a cup.
    Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2026
  • One of those cases was a first-time mom newly pregnant in 2024, who began to experience extreme morning sickness.
    Shoshana Walter, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Car sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/car%20sickness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.

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