sickens (with)

verb

present tense third-person singular of sicken (with)
as in comes 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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  1. gets
  2. catches
  3. contracts
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  • In the city of Mashhad in northeast Iran, there's a natural history museum associated with local Ferdowsi University that gets all manner of donations, including animals that died in the road and injured birds.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • January 20 – February 18 Fun gets easier when the money boundary is not pretending to be flexible.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of gets
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  • The interiors are purposefully focused around the driver, and the integrated gear-change gate beneath the floating dashboard immediately catches your eye.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 July 2026
  • What catches our attention are the breakouts from multi-month and multi-year trading ranges.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Definition of catches
Verb
  • This means that immunity against other threats such as the common cold, flu or coronavirus can disappear if a person contracts measles without any existing immunity.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • On Friday, an employee of the Geo Group, which contracts with ICE, shot a protestor outside the Aurora immigration detention center.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 20 July 2026
Definition of contracts
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