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Recent Examples of motion sickness
Research suggests a colder cabin also reduces the symptoms of motion sickness and can help prevent fainting caused by low blood pressure.
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Currently, about half of all astronauts experience motion sickness in orbit.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
On both ends, a luxury car service was arranged — with specific instructions for the driver about Bread’s motion sickness.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
So when a person takes, say, a high dose of the motion sickness drug scopolamine — which blocks the effects of acetylcholine — things start to go awry.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
Currently, about half of all astronauts experience motion sickness in orbit.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
On both ends, a luxury car service was arranged — with specific instructions for the driver about Bread’s motion sickness.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
So when a person takes, say, a high dose of the motion sickness drug scopolamine — which blocks the effects of acetylcholine — things start to go awry.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion sickness
Noun
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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
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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
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For some, the trip means dealing with car sickness.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
28 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Although loaded water was the key to conquering her morning sickness, Hoffman says that ginger was also incredibly helpful for her.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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Lopez experienced none of the usual pregnancy symptoms, such as morning sickness, and never felt kicks.—
LAURA UNGAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Hodge was amused that Yamasaki was prone to seasickness.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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People with neck or back issues, or those prone to seasickness, should choose the larger catamaran-style boats, which offer a smoother ride than the zodiacs.—
Jennifer Van Evra,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Motion sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20sickness. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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