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Recent Examples of carsick
During drives to prenatal appointments, Lola would suddenly get carsick — something that had never happened before.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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.
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Kristina Linnea Garcia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2024
While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick.
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Peter C. Baker,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2023
The Jets are the Mets sapped of charm—bright orange and blue turned carsick green.
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Devin Gordon,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2021
Dear Heloise: My son can tend to get carsick at times.
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Washington Post,
5 Dec. 2020
As someone who gets occasionally carsick — and ate a giant breakfast before Thursday’s screening — let’s just say that throwing up into my popcorn bag was a bit of a concern.
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John Meyer,
The Know,
6 Aug. 2019
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
21 May 2026
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
While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick.
—
Peter C. Baker,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2023
The Jets are the Mets sapped of charm—bright orange and blue turned carsick green.
—
Devin Gordon,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2021
Dear Heloise: My son can tend to get carsick at times.
—
Washington Post,
5 Dec. 2020
As someone who gets occasionally carsick — and ate a giant breakfast before Thursday’s screening — let’s just say that throwing up into my popcorn bag was a bit of a concern.
—
John Meyer,
The Know,
6 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carsick
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Steadman was feeling seasick, so Thompson gave him a pill that turned out to be psilocybin, the psychedelic drug.
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That can be especially troublesome for travelers prone to getting seasick.
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Dagostino after the assault reported feeling nauseous.
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The group’s funhouse palettes and repertoire of sweaty, pustulant goons tapped into the nation’s nauseous psyche.
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If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick.
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The presence of his mom Gabrielle/Sophia (Jennifer Ehle, going a little overboard with the accent) serves as a distraction and brings up some queasy stuff.
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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.
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The band leader Henriette Motzfeldt moves between violin and keys, and the synergy between the two, alongside their drummer and guitarist, is undeniable, drifting between woozy eroticism and a funky danceability.
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They can also be used to prevent fainting or for someone who is woozy.
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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
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But some of what got played for laughs in 2012 is mighty squeamish to revisit with a post #MeToo sensibility.
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People with heat exhaustion typically feel dizzy, start sweating profusely, have a fast pulse and can feel sick.
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The 77-year-old American Idol judge complained about feeling dizzy during the opening night of the Sing a Song All Night Long Tour featuring Earth, Wind & Fire.
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“Carsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carsick. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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