as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
a sickening display of emotion
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as in appalling
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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Recent Examples of sickening
Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Once, twice… and then her scalp peeled away with a sickening, wet sucking sound.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The way Rusty oscillates between honesty and omission is disorienting, almost sickening.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 June 2024
Maggie, known for her calm and fearlessness, begins to unravel, and when one person finds themselves beyond the blue line, the grisly gore revealed is one of the most sickening things shown on television recently.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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Next she was wrenched the other way in a sickening, 180° roll, and one of the crew members tumbled down the almost-vertical deck and vanished in the sea.
—Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
Once, twice… and then her scalp peeled away with a sickening, wet sucking sound.
—William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
The way Rusty oscillates between honesty and omission is disorienting, almost sickening.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 June 2024
Maggie, known for her calm and fearlessness, begins to unravel, and when one person finds themselves beyond the blue line, the grisly gore revealed is one of the most sickening things shown on television recently.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Even for an attorney who has taken on so many high-profile cases, Buzbee acknowledges that pursuing shocking allegations against Combs, one of the best-selling musical artists of all time – and not on his home turf – will be a big test of his legal and public relations skills.Andy Rose, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The shocking courtroom assault took place during a sentencing hearing presided by District Court Judge Mary Kay Holthus.Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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But even if the company succeeds, internet users have a way of pushing the boundaries of new tools like this until every possible awful output has been demonstrated.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a unit, the Bengals defense has been awful, only scoring four PPG, which is the 4th least in the NFL.Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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For many people, finding the perfect ugly Christmas sweater is an annual tradition.Shea Simmons, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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In a Hungarian cartoon from around 1951, Churchill is seen as an ugly villain, ready to set households and factories on fire.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Blink Twice nods at a tangle of different contemporary ailments: lifestyle fetishism, wellness hedonism, our obscene fealty to stolid tech bros and their untrammeled wealth.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Many are short baby names—partly because Australia prohibits long names, obscene words, and names with symbols or too many hyphens.1 Here are some of our favorite boys' names from the land down under.Sherri Gordon, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
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Soto is still a far more accomplished offensive player than Tucker, who will turn 28 in January.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Wagner took on the bulk of the offensive load in Banchero's absence, averaging 24.4 points per game.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Sickening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickening. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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