airsick

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for airsick
Adjective
  • She’s returned with a little something for everyone: demonic house music, introspective soft rock, catchy post-punk, seasick sophisti-pop.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 May 2024
  • But looking at the city and at Viñoly’s tenure here, the arc of his career points to something far larger than a few seasick rich folks swaying high above 57th Street.
    Ian Volner, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2023
Adjective
  • Feeling light-headed and nauseous, hospital staff performed an ultrasound that showed her baby's vitals were healthy, reassuring the mom.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Dehydrated, nauseous, sunburned Floridians flood emergency rooms when temperatures rise Last summer was one of the hottest on record and this year, temperatures in South Florida began to rise in April.
    Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
Adjective
  • To reach the house, visitors drive up the dark, narrow mountain road hemmed in on both sides by foliage, before arriving, slightly carsick, slightly confused, at the low-slung residence with a modest roofline.
    Kristina Linnea Garcia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
  • While carpooling to school, he gets stuck in the middle seat and feels carsick.
    Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Some Republicans want to cut taxes; others want to reduce the federal deficit; still others are queasy about big cuts to social welfare programs.
    Margot Sanger-Katz, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • By the end, all snaps into place, though not without some queasy ambiguities and the outings of evil machinations on the part of at least one of the parents.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Related Stories That this tragedy took place on Hollywood’s doorstep adds a woozy, surreal element.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
  • There was a woozy unreality about that first glimpse.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The success of The Substance has been an unlikely one — weathering COVID and squeamish executives.
    E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
  • That thinking relies heavily, however, on enough squeamish GOP lawmakers opposing Trump's more controversial plans or ideas and there have been few defections on the right thus far.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Her dizzy socialite Tanya brought a hilariously chaotic energy to The White Lotus’ first two seasons, and without her, things do get a little darker and more thoughtful in Season 3.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Now, these two Englishmen turn their attention to the dizzy industry heights of Los Angeles — where Park has claimed victory four times before, of course — with stops at the animation world’s Annie Awards and the BAFTAs on the way.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Airsick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airsick. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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