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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
Norovirus Can Cause Extreme Illness Norovirus, the most common cause of food poisoning in the United States, can cause intense diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and stomach pain.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Researchers have also documented the emergence of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, a condition linked to chronic marijuana use that can trigger severe nausea and vomiting (ironically, the exact opposite of the drug’s medicinal promise).
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
Pregnant women who use marijuana to ease their nausea are putting their developing babies at risk.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Severe sunburns can cause sun poisoning, with symptoms like fever, nausea, and fatigue, which require medical attention.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 20 Apr. 2026
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Researchers have also documented the emergence of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, a condition linked to chronic marijuana use that can trigger severe nausea and vomiting (ironically, the exact opposite of the drug’s medicinal promise).
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
Pregnant women who use marijuana to ease their nausea are putting their developing babies at risk.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Severe sunburns can cause sun poisoning, with symptoms like fever, nausea, and fatigue, which require medical attention.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
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The bill would repeal a law that now denies absentee ballots to any voter who cannot attest to being unable to vote in person due to sickness, disability, absence, military service, religious conflicts or being an elections worker.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Fears of sickness, of strange lumps and unexplained bleeding.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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Repulsion, disgust, and ambivalence can all find rootedness in horror.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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Some also voiced their disgust during the protests in September.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the centuries since colonists waged war against the crown, American’s attitudes toward the royals have shifted from hatred to adoration.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Who knows the horrors of the seas like HERMAN MELVILLE?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The psychological horror film, starring Armie Hammer, Dakota Johnson and Zazie Beetz, was distributed by Hulu in the United States and Netflix internationally.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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