as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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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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Recent Examples of sicken
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Saturday’s outbreak update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 79 people have been sickened in this outbreak with 21 hospitalizations.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 26 people have been sickened in the outbreak across 15 states, with nine of them being hospitalized.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 20 May 2025
Another outbreak in Alberta, Canada, has sickened 996 as of Thursday.
—Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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So far, people in two states have reported being sickened from the product, according to the FDA and the CDA.
Minnesota (three people)
New Jersey (one person)
What pistachio cream is being recalled?
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Saturday’s outbreak update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 79 people have been sickened in this outbreak with 21 hospitalizations.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 26 people have been sickened in the outbreak across 15 states, with nine of them being hospitalized.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 20 May 2025
Another outbreak in Alberta, Canada, has sickened 996 as of Thursday.
—Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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