seasickness

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Recent Examples of seasickness Even expedition lines are adapting: fly-in Antarctica itineraries from Lindblad, Silversea, and Quark skip the infamously rough Drake Passage—cutting travel time, easing seasickness, and making bucket-list adventures more accessible. Lauren Dana Ellman, AFAR Media, 11 Sep. 2025 The few cruise ships that were visible on the horizon soon disappeared, and seasickness set in, leaving a few among the crew doubled over with each crest and trough. Terry Ward, CNN Money, 25 July 2025 And because river ships travel at a slower pace and on calm waters, there’s no risk of seasickness. Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 My grandma swears by this holistic inhaler as a backup plan when seasickness strikes. Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for seasickness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasickness
Noun
  • In clinical trials, Nereus helped up to 90 percent of people prone to motion sickness avoid vomiting while riding on a boat.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Vanda had been subject to investigations over the long-term safety of the drug, but the company and the FDA agreed that motion sickness is an acute condition, so no-one should be taking this medication for extended periods of time.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2026
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
  • In extreme cases – when the brain swells and lungs fill with fluid – severe altitude sickness can be fatal.
    Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Hiking - Hiking trail levels run the gamut, but can include dangerous terrain, altitude sickness and potentially getting injured in the remote wilderness.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lopez experienced none of the usual pregnancy symptoms, such as morning sickness, and never felt kicks.
    LAURA UNGAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Severe Morning Sickness Relief Hyperemesis gravidarum is a severe form of morning sickness that affects up to 3 percent of pregnant people.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • For some, the trip means dealing with car sickness.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Nov. 2025

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“Seasickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seasickness. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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