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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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Tsvyk immediately felt nauseous and vomited on the floor after eating the dessert.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Mel initially thought her sister might have been pranking her before becoming nauseous at the thought that her own brother was behind the murders of four college students.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Nominally in the spirit of ’90s from-hell thrillers, The Patient is a riveting character drama that offers some queasy white-knuckle suspense on the way to a thrilling climax.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lots of mud, mixed with blood and guts, because what’s Westeros if not a queasy swill of muck and bodily fluids?—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If perfected, the same principle could help passengers who get carsick, seasick, or airsick.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Few rappers kicked off the 2010s with more buzz than A$AP Rocky, who along with his A$AP Mob collective swept through New York and eventually the whole country with his easy swagger, woozy beats and electric rhymes.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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Whether his work on Anderson’s woozy epic of resistance is his personal best is debatable — the competition is fierce.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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When Diana got squeamish about doing the interview and appeared to reconsider, Bashir added another lie.—
Theresa Braine,
Mercury News,
26 Nov. 2025
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Set in the Italian opera world of the 1700s, Rice’s novel tells the not-for-the-squeamish story of two male soprano singers who were castrated as boys in order to maintain their high voices.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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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Signs of dehydration include dry mouth and throat, infrequent urination and feeling dizzy when standing up.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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Some people may feel dizzy or faint when working out in a fasted state, which can be dangerous if lifting heavy weights.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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According to a 2025 market analysis conducted by OfferUp, a mobile marketplace app, 69% of shoppers turn to secondhand when the economy gets shaky.—
Mari Sato The Dallas Morning News,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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The nerves that Landfair had been suppressing only show as the interview winds down, letting out a relieved and shaky breath after answering the last question.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Seasick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasick. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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