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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
These symptoms can include anxiety, tremors, sweating and nausea and more serious complications such as seizures or delirium.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Healthy individuals may experience short-term symptoms such as a high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
Symptoms include fullness after meals, pain, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, belching and bloating.
—Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Early symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning often feel like the flu and can include headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness, chest pain and confusion.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2026
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Healthy individuals may experience short-term symptoms such as a high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
Symptoms include fullness after meals, pain, nausea, vomiting, weight loss, belching and bloating.
—Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
Early symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning often feel like the flu and can include headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness, chest pain and confusion.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
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Washing sheets in hot water every time isn’t necessary for linens that are lightly soiled—think no sweaty nights or sickness.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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Boost immunity with vitamin D 🤧 Vitamin C isn’t your only secret weapon against winter sickness.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2026
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In some sense, there’s a palpable disgust that this community has responded not by cowering, not by submitting, not by being grateful for this sort of armed invasion that is meant to stress everyone out, but by trying to foil it.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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Democrats responded primarily with expressions of outrage and disgust.—
Christine Zhang,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Global leaders reflected on rising antisemitism and the need for unity to combat hatred and war, drawing parallels to defeating Nazism in 1945.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The annual global event remembers the 6 million Jewish victims and millions of other victims and the commitment to stand against hatred and intolerance.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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As America watched, awe turned to horror as the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff because of a rupture in one of its solid-fuel boosters, killing everyone on board.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The film plays on the real-life horrors of conversion therapy and stars Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie, Nicholas Hope, Zahra Newman, and Mia Wasikowska.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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