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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Most people will get HPV, but the vast majority of people show no signs or symptoms.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025 -
Ferrell is on the cowbell, and fictional music producer Bruce Dickinson’s (Christopher Walken) gotta have more cowbell, baby.—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2025
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My other friends would teach me how to throw and catch that once-strange oblong object.—
Peter Ji,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2025
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Chase seemingly couldn't catch a pass in training camp in 2021.—
Charlie Goldsmith,
The Enquirer,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Syrian economy has contracted by over 80 percent since the war began in 2011.—
Jesse Marks,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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For a period of one year, the highly skilled operatives are contracted to stand guard at their own individual observation towers that are separated by a 600-meter gorge.—
Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Sicken (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken%20%28with%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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