as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
such hateful graffiti would nauseate anyone with an ounce of human decency
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Recent Examples of nauseate
Reading this next sentence aloud is nauseating.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
The adulations heaped upon me at this point are getting nauseating.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Woonsocket residents are suing the city over nauseating odors from a local sludge incinerator.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
As a father, the facts of this case are nauseating, and my heart continues to ache for Zona, who is gone from us far too soon.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
The adulations heaped upon me at this point are getting nauseating.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
Woonsocket residents are suing the city over nauseating odors from a local sludge incinerator.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
As a father, the facts of this case are nauseating, and my heart continues to ache for Zona, who is gone from us far too soon.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nauseate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
Verb
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some were disgusted, while others were filled with joy.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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Floyd, distraught by his own physical failures, is nevertheless repulsed by the sight of Carol in her big, burly ump gear.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Of the six people sickened, hantavirus was confirmed in one case and is suspected in five others, the World Health Organization said in a statement Sunday.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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In 2025, an outbreak sickened more than 500 people in 48 states, with 125 people hospitalized and two deaths.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hiram Crombie is shocked and appalled that Jamie is taking the Trading Post from him and kicking him and the other men off Fraser’s Ridge?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The proposal appalled the science community and lawmakers.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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The woman who was pistol-whipped during an armed robbery at a Family Dollar store in Albany Park last weekend said she was horrified to learn one of the two men who were arrested was also accused of later shooting two Chicago police officers, killing one of them.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Muirhead recalled being horrified and unable to process the admission right away.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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