as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
such hateful graffiti would nauseate anyone with an ounce of human decency
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Recent Examples of nauseate
This is an ooey, gooey, and fresh werewolf flick with a bevy of nauseating practical effects and the sort of winking cinematic homages for which director Joe Dante is best known.
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EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
His death is sad, but his last bit of life was truly nauseating.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 June 2024
For Lucy, the idea that Stephen changed for someone else is both nauseating and an impossible thing to consider.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
What this means in gory practice is that, after just one injection, Moore’s spine splits open—a goopy, grisly sequence that is wildly fun, if nauseating, to behold—and a shiny, taut new body (Margaret Qualley, looking resplendent) slithers out.
—The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
His death is sad, but his last bit of life was truly nauseating.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 June 2024
For Lucy, the idea that Stephen changed for someone else is both nauseating and an impossible thing to consider.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
What this means in gory practice is that, after just one injection, Moore’s spine splits open—a goopy, grisly sequence that is wildly fun, if nauseating, to behold—and a shiny, taut new body (Margaret Qualley, looking resplendent) slithers out.
—The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
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In the mid-1970s, disgusted by the corruption in his hometown of Jersey City, Cashin ran for mayor.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Republicans who rid us of Nixon in 1974 would be disgusted.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The recall stemmed from a Salmonella outbreak that, as of Nov. 26, has sickened at least 68 people, 18 of whom have been hospitalized.Korin Miller, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
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The cucumbers have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 68 people in 19 states so far, including 18 hospitalizations, according to the FDA.Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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She’s repulsed by her husband, Jim (Clifford Kershaw), whose grabby hands demand her body and attention, often without her consent.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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That kind of appalls me to think that people need not expect that of themselves.David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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What appalls him now is a lack of accountability in Netanyahu’s government.David Remnick, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2024
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We’d be horrified and trembling with trauma endorphins.Ed Herro, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
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Despite Orlok’s prosthetic decrepitude and the plague-like toxicity of his love, what truly horrifies Ellen about him is that some unknown part of her nature craves his touch.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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