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
The interview comes as the Texas outbreak has sickened more than 300 people since January, surpassing the number of cases reported nationwide last year.
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
The shift in the pandemic office comes amid a worsening avian flu pandemic that has sickened 70 Americans — resulting in the death of one man in Louisiana — and the culling of more than 166 million birds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
About 70 people have been sickened by bird flu, mainly poultry and dairy workers, CDC data shows.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
So far there have been no children sickened in connection to the recall, the federal agency is reporting.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2025
The shift in the pandemic office comes amid a worsening avian flu pandemic that has sickened 70 Americans — resulting in the death of one man in Louisiana — and the culling of more than 166 million birds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
About 70 people have been sickened by bird flu, mainly poultry and dairy workers, CDC data shows.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
So far there have been no children sickened in connection to the recall, the federal agency is reporting.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicken
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All of them disgust me to be quite honest with you. KARL: All right.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Vara, like many of her readers, is both enchanted by the web and disgusted with the companies that control it.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Still, assuming that Harvard goes ahead with a legal battle to repulse the Administration’s assault, its actions could have important ramifications not just for other universities but also for broader efforts to resist Trump’s encroachments.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack went crawling back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Still, there is plenty here that should appall both Democrats and Republicans.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Both were crashing bores because of the literally nauseating behavior of fans and the uncaring attitude of the proprietors.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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The endgame is unclear as ever The closures are already having a dire impact on Palestinians, with one man telling CNN his children are nauseated and exhausted from the lack of food.—
Kareem Khadder,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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Surely that must shock and horrify all those who respect democracy and the rule of law.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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Alas, there is very little time on this show for healing or processing, since in a real Pitt move, just as the Pitt Fest trauma comes to a close an ambulance pulls up with yet another story line to horrify us: A possible measles outbreak thanks to anti-vaxxers!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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