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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
Matt Brown, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Two people were sickened during a rideshare package pickup Monday night in the Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
In the past three months, California has seen a sudden uptick in the number of people becoming sickened and dying after accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms found in the wild.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
An outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border that began in August of last year is ongoing and has sickened nearly 240 people in Arizona, according to the state's health department.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Ongoing outbreaks in Utah and Arizona have sickened at least 505 so far, according to reports from those states’ health departments.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Officials announced there are now 876 confirmed measles cases in the state — and 788 of those sickened are confirmed to be under 18.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Only 20 of the 789 people sickened with measles received the full two-dose vaccine.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Fourteen people were sickened in a 2016 outbreak in California.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Samoan officials later said Kennedy’s trip bolstered the credibility of anti-vaccine activists before the measles outbreak, which sickened thousands of people and killed 83, mostly children under age 5.
—Matt Brown, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Two people were sickened during a rideshare package pickup Monday night in the Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago police said.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
In the past three months, California has seen a sudden uptick in the number of people becoming sickened and dying after accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms found in the wild.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
An outbreak along the Arizona-Utah border that began in August of last year is ongoing and has sickened nearly 240 people in Arizona, according to the state's health department.
—Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Ongoing outbreaks in Utah and Arizona have sickened at least 505 so far, according to reports from those states’ health departments.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
Officials announced there are now 876 confirmed measles cases in the state — and 788 of those sickened are confirmed to be under 18.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Only 20 of the 789 people sickened with measles received the full two-dose vaccine.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Fourteen people were sickened in a 2016 outbreak in California.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickened
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And the American health care system isn't set up to help people get through it, Mauldin outlines in the book, by way of inaccessible health care, lack of caregiver supports, expensive treatments and an overall de-valuing of sick people and those with disabilities.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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In January 2025, a hospital in West Texas began reporting that children were coming in sick with measles.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Reigning champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF, looked shocked as the chant began, staring into the camera wide eyed before scanning the crowd.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fans shared their shocked reactions to the incident on social media.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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In one of those realities (the actual one most of us are living in), a growing number of people across the political spectrum are angered, terrified and disgusted by actions being taken in their names by people and agencies which seem to have little or no accountability.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Martz is basically disgusted by what football has become.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 2006, ahead of the Turin Olympics, Vonn took a bad fall during downhill training and went to the hospital.—
ANDREW DAMPF,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Attending a bad Super Bowl is the Super Bowl of communal experiences.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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And Republicans are among those repulsed by the ongoing scandals.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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That effort quickly repulsed decent Americans.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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This fragmented model creates friction and quietly drains profitability through unbilled hours, margin erosion from poorly staffed projects and elevated turnover when top talent hits operational roadblocks.—
DJ Paoni,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For however poorly things are going — and the bad tone set by the starters has leaked into some defensive lapses and some pressing at the plate — the Padres got themselves into a really favorable position before this.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Sep. 2025
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But just as those supporters should not be blamed for having mixed feelings, so Spurs staff would be entirely justified in feeling bemused, frustrated and appalled by any suggestion that fans do not want to get a result, just as Postecoglou was two years ago.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The unconscionable treatment of maids in Alma’s era finds uncomfortable parallels in the 1980s, when Angelika is both appalled and intrigued by the leering looks of her uncle Uwe (Konstantin Lindhorst).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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When another colleague and I explained this, our guest was horrified.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Many of the Italians who chanted and blew whistles near the grand stone arch in the Piazza XXV Aprile said they had been horrified and angered by images and videos on social media showing ICE agents operating violently in Minneapolis.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Sickened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sickened. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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