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
Those facts aren’t nothing, yet there’s also something about rolling up on Broadway right after the reelection of Donald Trump and expecting to play off decades of nauseating American history with some big yass queen energy that feels simplistic at best, condescending at worst.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Damien Leone’s ongoing saga about the sadistic murderer Art the Clown continues to defy expectations by raking in huge box-office receipts on small budgets, with much of the success coming from the series’ reputation for nauseating practical effects.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
This is an ooey, gooey, and fresh werewolf flick with a bevy of nauseating practical effects and the sort of winking cinematic homages for which director Joe Dante is best known.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
His death is sad, but his last bit of life was truly nauseating.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 June 2024
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Damien Leone’s ongoing saga about the sadistic murderer Art the Clown continues to defy expectations by raking in huge box-office receipts on small budgets, with much of the success coming from the series’ reputation for nauseating practical effects.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
This is an ooey, gooey, and fresh werewolf flick with a bevy of nauseating practical effects and the sort of winking cinematic homages for which director Joe Dante is best known.
—EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
His death is sad, but his last bit of life was truly nauseating.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
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Cole Aldrich, a former All-American with the Jayhawks and eventual first-round pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, was disgusted by KU’s effort.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2025
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The Sooners should still be fine given their bona fides, but the current 3-8 mark in the SEC is going to disgust some observers.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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There’s no update on this outbreak on the CDC website, which usually provides the most detailed breakdown (people sickened, hospitalizations, ill people by state, investigation details) of outbreaks.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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Disease: Outbreaks of measles in parts of Texas and New Mexico have sickened nearly 100 people, according to state health officials.—
Emmett Lindner,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Western publics by and large have managed to stave off compassion fatigue and remain committed to helping Ukraine repulse the Russian invasion.—
Nina Jankowicz,
Foreign Affairs,
4 May 2023
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Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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That kind of appalls me to think that people need not expect that of themselves.—
David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2024
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The declining judge is horrified by all this and takes him on, but a jaded staff basically just tries to keep order rather than taking Crealy’s behavior seriously.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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Paul Cotter recalls that his father was horrified by the diagnosis.—
Laura Kwerel,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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