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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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
At the time of the press release, officials in San Diego County had identified nine residents who had been sickened in the outbreak.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
Current township trustee Kris Weisner said in a statement he was sickened by how much money was used for personal reasons.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
Further south, thousands of marine animals have been sickened by an unprecedented toxic algae bloom that has overrun the Southern California coasts.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2025
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In one of the most egregious examples, six infants died and some 300,000 others were sickened by milk powder formula containing the toxic industrial chemical melamine.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
At the time of the press release, officials in San Diego County had identified nine residents who had been sickened in the outbreak.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2025
Current township trustee Kris Weisner said in a statement he was sickened by how much money was used for personal reasons.
—Matthew Cupelli, IndyStar, 23 July 2025
Further south, thousands of marine animals have been sickened by an unprecedented toxic algae bloom that has overrun the Southern California coasts.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 21 July 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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