ad nauseam

adverb

ad nau·​se·​am ad-ˈnȯ-zē-əm How to pronounce ad nauseam (audio)
 also  -ˌam
: to a sickening or excessive degree
a topic that has been discussed and analyzed ad nauseam

Examples of ad nauseam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The people who most need to get educated about pig butchering aren't getting the message, while the internet security sites covering the issue ad nauseam are full of readers highly unlikely to fall for it in the first place. Brady Dale, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024 As has been reported ad nauseam, Oakland has been hemorrhaging its major-league sports franchises. Peter Rubin, Longreads, 13 Aug. 2024 However, these seeming metaphors for propaganda and paranoia nestled within sci-fi weirdness soon give way to rote dialogue scenes that long outstay their welcome, after re-stating the same bits of info ad nauseam. Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 July 2024 The value of this kind of exercise, where hip-hop artists and the diehards who follow them bicker ad nauseam over who’s on top, is in its inability to be definitive in any sense. Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ad nauseam 

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ad nauseam was in 1644

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“Ad nauseam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20nauseam. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.

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