SICKENED (WITH) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

sickened (with)

verb

past tense of sicken (with)

as in came 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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Not long after, Singh got an email from someone named Oppenheim.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2026
One of them got his start with money borrowed from his sister’s brothel.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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The initial patient — a Kenyan citizen — caught the deadly virus while living in Congo and died earlier this month.

— O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026
Cooks played nearly every snap after Samuel departed and caught a touchdown on a target inside the 10-yard line.

— Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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The 24-hour strike involves employees contracted to work at Charlotte Douglas International Airport through ABM, a facility management company that provides services such as wheelchair assistance and cabin cleaning.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
The work attracted the attention of Q Studios’ Nick Newhard, who contracted Gray to work on level design for the late ’90s cult classic Blood.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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