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as in sickness
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting
symptoms include fever accompanied by a loss of appetite and nausea
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as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
such graphic scenes of senseless violence fill me with nausea
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Recent Examples of nausea
Research shows that 81 percent of mountaineers experience nausea and/or vomiting as a result.
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Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
To maximize the benefits of GLP-1s and reduce potential side effects like nausea, vomiting, constipation and muscle loss, Dushay and other experts offer specific advice.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Symptoms of hyponatremia, or having abnormally low sodium levels in the blood, can include seizures, muscle cramping, nausea and vomiting according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
To maximize the benefits of GLP-1s and reduce potential side effects like nausea, vomiting, constipation and muscle loss, Dushay and other experts offer specific advice.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Symptoms of hyponatremia, or having abnormally low sodium levels in the blood, can include seizures, muscle cramping, nausea and vomiting according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nausea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
Noun
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The symptoms of our darkest cultural sicknesses become visible.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Chee grimaces in pain from his ghost sickness wounds, and Manuelito notices.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Along the route, my father would point in disgust at the large Olympic-torch flames dotting the horizon and rising above the acres of palm trees flanking the highway.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Students expressed anger and disgust.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Iran hasn't been hiding its hatred of America.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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Also shattered was the community’s shaky sense of security, already strained by wars in the Middle East and what many say is soaring hatred of Jews.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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He wasn’t primarily associated with one genre the way Argento was with horror or Sergio Leone was with Westerns.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Mar. 2026
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From the palace steps, Her Majesty watched with horror as the whirlwind of the helicopter's blades flattened her flowers and left divots on the lawn.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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