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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
John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
That's up from earlier this month, when the FDA said the outbreak had sickened 68 people in 19 states.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
California has been a hot zone for the H5N1 outbreak, representing the vast majority of infected cattle herds, and more than half the people sickened by the virus.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The bill also had money to make solvent the World Trade Center Health Program to treat the heroes and victims of 9/11 who were sickened by the poisonous air rising up from Ground Zero.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
The Louisiana patient was infected with a strain of the virus related to the one that sickened the Canadian teen but different from the one spreading among dairy herds, poultry, and farmworkers.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
An event celebrating the top restaurants in Los Angeles left at least 80 people sickened with norovirus due to an outbreak linked to raw oysters, LA County's Department of Public Health confirmed to ABC News.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
An outbreak of measles sickened 31 people in Oregon earlier this year, all of them unvaccinated, per the Oregon Health Authority.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Outbreaks during those years sickened 2,645 people and caused 228 hospitalizations and three deaths, according to Sweeney with the Cheese Makers Association.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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It initially was supposed to run for five years, but was extended until 2090 as more people were sickened with 9/11 illnesses.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
That's up from earlier this month, when the FDA said the outbreak had sickened 68 people in 19 states.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
California has been a hot zone for the H5N1 outbreak, representing the vast majority of infected cattle herds, and more than half the people sickened by the virus.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
The bill also had money to make solvent the World Trade Center Health Program to treat the heroes and victims of 9/11 who were sickened by the poisonous air rising up from Ground Zero.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
The Louisiana patient was infected with a strain of the virus related to the one that sickened the Canadian teen but different from the one spreading among dairy herds, poultry, and farmworkers.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2024
An event celebrating the top restaurants in Los Angeles left at least 80 people sickened with norovirus due to an outbreak linked to raw oysters, LA County's Department of Public Health confirmed to ABC News.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
An outbreak of measles sickened 31 people in Oregon earlier this year, all of them unvaccinated, per the Oregon Health Authority.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 13 Dec. 2024
Outbreaks during those years sickened 2,645 people and caused 228 hospitalizations and three deaths, according to Sweeney with the Cheese Makers Association.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickened
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By Weiland’s estimates, up to 300,000 people in the U.S. are currently getting sick with COVID-19 each day, compared to around 1 million cases per day around this time in recent years.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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The agency said Wednesday that the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks; this is the first US bird flu case linked to a backyard flock.Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The officer opened the bag in front of the passenger and was shocked to see what was inside: 82 fireworks, three knives, two replica firearms and a canister of pepper spray — none of which are allowed in carry-on luggage.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Virgin River season 5 recap: Wildfire brings new love and shocking revelations to the town In the present, Mel’s shocked that this is her parents’ meet cute.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 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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Rumors swirled that disillusioned and disgusted donors mobilized after the loss to A&M.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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If anything, Allerton seems intermittently disgusted with Lee and himself, then attracted to Lee again.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 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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The political chaos is compounded by the country’s worst civil aviation accident after a Jeju Air flight crashed on Sunday, killing all but two of the 181 people on-board.Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Asia, 30 Dec. 2024
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Unfortunately, there is no masking overly bitter notes of a bad olive oil.Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Purists will be appalled that Mangold conflates another seminal moment into the Newport show.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Viewers in the comments were appalled—but his behavior might not be too much of a shock to researchers on gender.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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