seasick

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Recent Examples of seasick The action did not leap from the screen so much as stumble forward in a seasick kind of way. Jamie Lauren Keiles, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2022 The Sunshine Skyway Pier was cheap, convenient, and a reasonable choice for people who get seasick or wouldn’t want to be stuck on a boat for hours. Daniel McGinn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022 My brother-in-law is afraid of getting seasick, and does not want to participate. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022 The goal was to see if the deaf participants could be made seasick to understand and determine the comparative effects in unaffected subjects, aka men who could hear. Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2018 See All Example Sentences for seasick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasick
Adjective
  • The nutrition classes are specifically designed for patients, and cover topics like how to nourish yourself when your nauseous from chemotherapy.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Angels also played the ninth inning without outfielder Jo Adell, who Montgomery said was feeling nauseous.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Never’s queasy Uncut Gems accompaniment — which, like many other A24 soundtracks, received splashy vinyl releases and considerable acclaim.
    Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Another control group had to finish their queasy virtual ride and got no relief after that.
    Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Or if The White Lotus once again got a woozy character-actress performance a win in Supporting Actress?
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • One day, Kate was home with a family friend and started to feel woozy.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • As 82-year-old Scorsese and his pal Steven Spielberg recall in a first-look clip from the the upcoming five-part Apple TV+ documentary Mr. Scorsese, Columbia Pictures, squeamish about some of the bloody content of the movie, almost stopped Scorsese's vision from riding into theaters.
    Jeremy Helligar, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • California’s medical community, for example, clearly remains squeamish about MAID.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • Keen observers may witness small flocks of Phalaropes swimming in dizzy circles in the quiet ponds.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • There’s also something of the McIlroy highwire act with Alcaraz, especially in the breathless blitz of brilliance that rises to the top and then drops off from the dizzy heights of the rollercoaster.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Framber Valdez and Cristian Javier have been shaky over the last two months.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The riders who stagger off of Stardust Racers have wide, shaky smiles.
    Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Seasick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasick. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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