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Recent Examples of motion sickness
Transitioning from one gravity to another, such as from earth's gravity to weightlessness, can affect spatial orientation, head-eye and hand-eye coordination, balance and locomotion, and may cause space motion sickness, according to NASA.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
By stopping a boat’s roll stone cold, and therefore making a day on the water a pleasure for those who suffer motion sickness (that’s about a third of the population).
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
The issue with motion sickness comes as a result of the journey to get there, which, from South America, means crossing the Drake Passage on a two-day sail.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
The effect is a kind of motion sickness, some problem with the inner inner ear.
—Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
By stopping a boat’s roll stone cold, and therefore making a day on the water a pleasure for those who suffer motion sickness (that’s about a third of the population).
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2025
The issue with motion sickness comes as a result of the journey to get there, which, from South America, means crossing the Drake Passage on a two-day sail.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
The effect is a kind of motion sickness, some problem with the inner inner ear.
—Laurence Scott, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motion sickness
Noun
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Use this after a night of one too many cocktails, or simply add to your in-flight water to prevent dehydration or mountain sickness.—
Krista Simmons,
Sunset Magazine,
4 July 2024
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By Martin Enserink, Science Photography by Tom Bouyer, Expedition 5300 Journalist Martin Enserink journeyed high into the Andes to write about research into the effects of chronic mountain sickness — traveling, effectively, into thin air.—
STAT staff,
STAT,
24 Dec. 2019
Noun
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There are cramps, morning sickness, strange food cravings, increasing discomfort, and a multitude of other effects.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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People with conditions like chronic migraines or morning sickness may experience tremendous benefits with a Tribe CBD product.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Studies have suggested that the odorless gas can protect vital organs from altitude sickness, while boosting the body’s production of erythropoietin, or EPO, the hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
31 Mar. 2025
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Fischer also died from exposure as he was said to have been overcome with severe altitude sickness.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Christie suffered from acute seasickness, unfortunate considering her trips to each continent were by ship.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Even so, seasickness bags appeared in stairwells and public areas.—
Heather Steinberger,
Robb Report,
22 Nov. 2024
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“Motion sickness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motion%20sickness. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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