seasick

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Recent Examples of seasick But looking at the city and at Viñoly’s tenure here, the arc of his career points to something far larger than a few seasick rich folks swaying high above 57th Street. Ian Volner, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2023 The Farmers Insurance Open decided to embrace its breathtaking oceanside address and make everyone seasick during Saturday’s frenetic final round. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2023 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 See All Example Sentences for seasick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasick
Adjective
  • The group’s funhouse palettes and repertoire of sweaty, pustulant goons tapped into the nation’s nauseous psyche.
    Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Forever, his debut album as Hekt, is rich with all the nauseous excitement of a kid trying to square the sugar rush of a Big Gulp with the toothache that comes after.
    Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Professor continued, oblivious to my queasy sense of déjà vu.
    Eric Ries, Fortune, 26 May 2026
  • And, in the aftermath of a stomach-churning stick-up that twisted my guts with the queasy horror of a repressed memory, Gary is given a week to make the problem go away.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • They can also be used to prevent fainting or for someone who is woozy.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Schoenbrun’s movie is an invitation to give into your body — but the film is at the same time very much wrapped up inside its own head, which makes for a prismatic, woozy viewing experience.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • But some of what got played for laughs in 2012 is mighty squeamish to revisit with a post #MeToo sensibility.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
  • There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.
    Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • During drives to prenatal appointments, Lola would suddenly get carsick — something that had never happened before.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • However, from such dizzy heights, the fall from grace has been dramatic.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 28 May 2026
  • Some adolescents may appear dizzy, disoriented or unusually fatigued.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • The forward scored nine points on 4-for-4 shooting in the third quarter, kept the Knicks organized when their ballhandling got shaky and helped rebuild the lead to nine entering the fourth.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
  • While the heaviest fighting has subsided, the shaky ceasefire has seen almost daily Israeli fire.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

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“Seasick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasick. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.

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