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Recent Examples of seasick
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.
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Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2018
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
My brother-in-law is afraid of getting seasick, and does not want to participate.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 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
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Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2018
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
My brother-in-law is afraid of getting seasick, and does not want to participate.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 21 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasick
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That is, until one day, when Blanca began feeling unusually emotional and nauseous.—
Allison Moses,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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The 23-year-old college student died on April 23 in Assisi, Italy, minutes after becoming nauseous while dining with friends, The Boston Globe reported in a new interview with her father published on Wednesday, May 7.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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That’s like finding out your doctor gets queasy around blood.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
4 June 2025
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One year after sweating out whether or not their two-time national champion coach would accept an offer to coach LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers, Huskies fans may be feeling just a little queasy after the New York Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Tuesday.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Dowd, who had been woozy in the immediate aftermath of the play, left the game an inning later.—
Shotgun Spratling,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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The tone shifts, though, becoming myopic and even a little queasy once the film leaves high school behind and heads deeper into the forest, literally and figuratively, a shift that mimics the swoony, woozy, consumptive rush of first love — just what Hardwicke intended to capture.—
Bruce Handy,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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Rodgers, 41, had not expressed a sense of certainty (via his agent) about his plans, which made Schneider squeamish.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Even some Republicans are squeamish at the Trump administration’s aggressive tactics.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
29 May 2025
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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
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While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick.—
Peter C. Baker,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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If that happens, a person may become confused and dizzy, and feel faint.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
19 June 2025
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But experiencing random dizzy spells throughout the day is nothing short of unnerving.—
Rachel Nall,
SELF,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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International events have given Emmanuel Macron a new platform away from domestic troubles, but Francois Bayrou has in effect imperiled his government on pension reform and the government is again on shaky foundations.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The sneaker giant is trying to grow again at a shaky time for the economy, as weaker consumer sentiment, rising debt, tariffs and mass deportations raise questions about spending and GDP.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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“Seasick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasick. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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