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
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the outbreak has resulted in at least four deaths, and sickened 20 others.
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Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The outbreak, linked to ready-to-eat pasta meals, has sickened at least 20 people and resulted in four deaths across 15 states.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
The 15-state outbreak has sickened at least 20, killing four, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA began investigating cases of listeria poisoning, or listeriosis, in September.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas cruise ship was hit with a norovirus outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
The outbreak, linked to ready-to-eat pasta meals, has sickened at least 20 people and resulted in four deaths across 15 states.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
The 15-state outbreak has sickened at least 20, killing four, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA began investigating cases of listeria poisoning, or listeriosis, in September.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Royal Caribbean International’s Serenade of the Seas cruise ship was hit with a norovirus outbreak that has sickened nearly 100 people.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicken
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Unlike Jones, who has not been charged with any crime — disgusting as his texts are — James Is under federal indictment for mortgage and bank fraud.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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People are disgusted with Israel’s response.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Of course, one major qualifier for this is the fact there are plenty of reasons for even moderate Democrats to be repulsed at the idea of electing Cuomo.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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His family, dependent on his income and repulsed at what has become of their son, must then determine what is to be done with poor Gregor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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That this face was his appalled him more.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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How shocked and appalled and offended everyone seems to be by this.—
Nick Suss,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2025
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Ros and his team specialize in shuttling clients by air, over the notoriously nauseating Drake Passage, to rendezvous with a waiting expedition vessel.—
Brad Japhe,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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Feeling nauseated on shipboard canforce one to go below deck to recover.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The crimes committed by Hamas and other armed factions on that day horrified us.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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Family members of Kinman’s biological father said in a statement that they were horrified at the news.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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