seasickness

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Recent Examples of seasickness Bring backups of critical items: Remember essentials such as medications or seasickness remedies, and pack spares for things that can get wet (or lost) like gloves, hats, and socks. Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2025 A certain level of flexibility is required, especially for those prone to seasickness. Caroline Eubanks, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025 Underestimating seasickness Even people who are not prone to motion sickness can be surprised by the full embrace of seasickness. Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025 For centuries, sailors have known about ginger’s incredible ability to ward off seasickness. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seasickness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasickness
Noun
  • Music helps people recover from motion sickness Motion sickness affects about a third of the population.
    Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Essentially, soft and joyful music may reduce this effect by easing emotional tension, redirecting attention and calming physiological responses triggered by motion sickness.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Use this after a night of one too many cocktails, or simply add to your in-flight water to prevent dehydration or mountain sickness.
    Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 4 July 2024
  • These researchers would like to pave the way to therapies for chronic mountain sickness, but first need to better define what living and working at this altitude does to human bodies.
    STAT staff, STAT, 24 Dec. 2019
Noun
  • This gondola journey to Punta Helbronner, about 11,000 feet high, is not for the faint of heart—altitude sickness is real.
    Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Low oxygen levels at this altitude may cause altitude sickness or breathing problems, so acclimatization is essential.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Young pregnant woman sitting on floor near toilet suffering with morning sickness.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Nausea and vomiting symptoms associated with morning sickness can reduce appetite and overall food intake.9 On the other hand, research has also shown that some pregnant people eat more milk, meat, and eggs as a result of the nausea and vomiting during the early stages of pregnancy.
    Laura Schober, Health, 21 Aug. 2025

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“Seasickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasickness. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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