as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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Recent Examples of sicken
How many people did cruise ship outbreak sicken?
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Hali Smith
may 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
The outbreak is now believed to have caused the deaths of three people and sickened several more.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Health authorities in Switzerland confirmed the man recently traveled aboard the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of an outbreak that has already killed three passengers and sickened several others.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
An outbreak of hantavirus, a disease also found in California, aboard a cruise ship has killed three passengers and sickened others.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
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Hali Smith
may 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2026
The outbreak is now believed to have caused the deaths of three people and sickened several more.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 May 2026
Health authorities in Switzerland confirmed the man recently traveled aboard the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of an outbreak that has already killed three passengers and sickened several others.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
An outbreak of hantavirus, a disease also found in California, aboard a cruise ship has killed three passengers and sickened others.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicken
Verb
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Even the consciousness on the back of her head is disgusted with her, but hey, Ashley has always been her own worst critic.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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Floyd, distraught by his own physical failures, is nevertheless repulsed by the sight of Carol in her big, burly ump gear.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Hiram Crombie is shocked and appalled that Jamie is taking the Trading Post from him and kicking him and the other men off Fraser’s Ridge?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Sherman Weatherford, Texas As viewed by this lawyer in Missouri, what Keefe (no relation) describes is nauseating.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The smell was overwhelming, a nauseating mix of rotting food, burning plastic, chemicals and decay that clung to my clothes and skin.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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My mom would have been horrified, but impressed too, by my efficiency.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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Ava is horrified by Deborah’s willingness to make the deal.—
Caroline Framke,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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