as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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Recent Examples of sicken
But, at a time when hundreds of Cubans are in prison for voicing dissent and hundreds more are fleeing the island in record numbers — some dying at sea and during multi-country treks to the U.S.-Mexico border — the glossy American travel brochures peddling travel to Cuba sicken me.
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Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Ten people died and 61 were sickened after eating the contaminated products, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Lab results confirmed the frozen raw food made by Northwest Naturals was contaminated with the same strain of bird flu that sickened the cat, which led to a recall of certain lots of the cat food.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Human cases of bird flu in the US To date, 60% of human illnesses have resulted from contact with cattle sickened by birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Fabiola Santiago, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
Ten people died and 61 were sickened after eating the contaminated products, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
Lab results confirmed the frozen raw food made by Northwest Naturals was contaminated with the same strain of bird flu that sickened the cat, which led to a recall of certain lots of the cat food.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024
Human cases of bird flu in the US To date, 60% of human illnesses have resulted from contact with cattle sickened by birds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sicken
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People were so curious about it — disgusted, but drawn.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
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King was disgusted upon seeing the conditions of the building; a baby was wrapped in newspaper for warmth.—
Erik Wallenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025
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These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Western publics by and large have managed to stave off compassion fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine repulse the Russian invasion.—
Nina Jankowicz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2023
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Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 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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Americans are nauseated as an outbreak of the stomach flu hits the country.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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Although the drink was nontoxic, the student had a headache and felt nauseated after drinking the mixture and had to be hospitalized, officials said.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American-Statesman,
8 Mar. 2024
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The clip horrified many people online, leading to over 12,300 comments on TikTok so far.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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The case horrified people around the world, with Gisèle being declared a hero by many for speaking out.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Sicken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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