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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
the sickened passengers were rushed to the emergency room for treatment
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as in shocked
filled with disgust
many audience members, sickened by the movie's graphic violence, walked out of the theater before the end
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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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Recent Examples of sickened
Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
As some consumers had discovered, tara flour was not safe, the FDA decreed in May 2024 — nearly two years after the ingredient sickened hundreds.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Last week, Newsom signed a bill putting a moratorium on all blood thinning rat poisons, which travel up the food chain when predators eat dead or sickened rats.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
As some consumers had discovered, tara flour was not safe, the FDA decreed in May 2024 — nearly two years after the ingredient sickened hundreds.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickened
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The vaccine doesn’t prevent 100% of infections, but those who are vaccinated and still get sick typically have milder illness, according to the CDC.Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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The news of additional cases comes days after the Minnesota Department of Health confirmed 11 people got sick eating the contaminated meat between Oct. 31 and Nov. 7.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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One of its stars was just as shocked as the rest of us after finding out when everyone else did.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Day 5 Kyoto The Japanese are shocked to hear that there isn’t a word in English to describe the sight of dappled light filtering through the leaves of a tree, a phenomenon currently holding all but my offspring spellbound.Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
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Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
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Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies?BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
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Marty Baron takes aim at Fox News, Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ aspirations, and Republicans ‘wreaking havoc on the country’ In Washington, Bezos’s decision not to endorse in the 2024 race left some members of the Post’s editorial department feeling blindsided and disgusted, multiple sources told CNN.Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Unconvinced on their pitch, Yang and Rudolph’s disgusted characters begin to walk out of the board room.Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2024
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His deputy, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who heads the disaster response, said Thursday that floods this year were expected to be worse than 2014, when more than 250,000 people were displaced and 21 killed.Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Various forecasts have pointed to the possibility of inflation getting worse and the national debt swelling further.Bryan Mena, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Sickened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickened. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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