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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasick
Adjective
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Around the same time, in early 2017, two Canadian diplomats posted in Cuba had similar symptoms, suddenly feeling extremely nauseous and disoriented, with headaches and ear pain, the two told the Herald.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
1 Oct. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The scene is nonetheless a nod to the nuance that lies beyond the urgent, all-consuming panic of the unfolding crisis, and a queasy echo of the many such encounters that don’t end so amicably.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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The music sweeps us up in the queasy thrill of revolt, but also in the heat and momentum of an impetuous romance.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Despite the political specificity of the family history unearthed here, the script presumes a level of profundity that’s just not there in the movie’s ponderous silences and woozy montages.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Sep. 2025
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The novel is set in 1984, but the plot keeps sliding backward into the sixties, in woozy reveries that engulf Zoyd like quicksand.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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For example, Underworld reckoned with reality through the occult, while his newest tape, Zombie Love Kensington Paradise, felt more like a squeamish effort in turning the circumstances of Kensington into content for the Skrilla brand.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
23 Oct. 2025
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For non-squeamish types, the Surgeons’ Hall Museums are downright fascinating, and Edinburgh’s several cemeteries make for moody afternoon strolls.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 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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Symptoms can include vomiting more than three times a day, feeling constantly dizzy and lightheaded and losing weight.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Traditionally, Sean Payton’s teams deploy a revolving personnel carousel that can leave opposing defensive coordinators dizzy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His previous political power was shaky, and left him with a weak presidential veto, which was repeatedly overturned by the National Congress in his first two years in office.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Walsh’s first minutes of the young season were shakier.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Seasick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasick. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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