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
Red tides can create a neurotoxin called domoic acid that killed hundreds of sea lions and about 60 dolphins and sickened many others in Southern California in 2023.
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
French authorities dismissed links to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on another cruise ship that sickened nine people and killed three.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
To date, the outbreak that began on the MV Hondiushas sickened up to 11 people and killed three of them.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Alcohol kills 178,000 Americans each year and sickens countless more.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
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Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
French authorities dismissed links to a deadly hantavirus outbreak on another cruise ship that sickened nine people and killed three.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
To date, the outbreak that began on the MV Hondiushas sickened up to 11 people and killed three of them.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 13 May 2026
Alcohol kills 178,000 Americans each year and sickens countless more.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicken
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That’s what really disgusts me.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
20 May 2026
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Jackson and Jones are opposed by other Republicans including Raffensperger and Carr, who are hoping that voters disgusted by the attacks between Jackson and Jones will be looking for other options.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 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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Some were appalled by the cynicism of the company’s pitch, others by its client list, which included indie artists whose popularity fans preferred to imagine had spread organically.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 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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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
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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 21 May. 2026.
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