seasickness

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Recent Examples of seasickness Getting on one of the larger ferries is always better for those prone to seasickness. Alessandra Amodio, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024 In reality, the most common medical issues on cruises are seasickness and minor infections, not dramatic emergencies like iodine poisoning or punctured lungs. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 More inexperienced members of the crew, who were yet to find their sea legs, battled seasickness in the first couple of days. Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024 Of course, there are ways to reduce the risk of seasickness, even for those susceptible to motion sickness. David Nikel, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for seasickness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasickness
Noun
  • Rioux doesn’t enjoy boats or anything else that can cause motion sickness.
    Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Underestimating seasickness Even people who are not prone to motion sickness can be surprised by the full embrace of seasickness.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Fischer also died from exposure as he was said to have been overcome with severe altitude sickness.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Ibuprofen Ibuprofen can also be taken to prevent altitude sickness.
    Ross Phan, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, BCPS, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Their mothers, on doctors’ orders, had taken thalidomide during pregnancy to stop morning sickness.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The numbers made the Corby scandal the biggest child poisoning case since thalidomide, a drug that was marketed in the 1950s and '60s as a treatment for morning sickness and insomnia.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025

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