as in to come down (with)
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
a number of the passengers on the cruise ship had sickened with food poisoning
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The person who brought in the phone also told police about a DoorDash purchase of rubber gloves and garbage bags and a search history on the phone, such as how to get from Flint to Ohio, Bagiano testified.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
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Tommy Fleetwood finally got the job done and won his first PGA Tour event.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Seven in 10 employees admitted they’d been caught by their employers.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Travelers were at the airport to catch flights, but above them, chasers were rushing to catch the storm.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The victim was hospitalized in intensive care before succumbing to the infection, which was believed to have been contracted while water-skiing days before on the Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri, Fox News Digital previously reported.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Here’s what to know about the infections and how to avoid them Plague The news: A South Lake Tahoe resident contracted plague this summer, possibly from a flea bite while camping.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Sicken (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken%20%28with%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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