sicken (with)

as in to come down (with)
to become affected with (a disease or disorder) a number of the passengers on the cruise ship had sickened with food poisoning

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Verb
  • Elko’s not the type to get excited about early October standings.
    David Whitley, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Students can get Hulu with ads for $1.99 a month, and Hulu with no ads costs $17.99 a month.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • Unlike a traditional paraglider, where pilots must launch from a cliff or hillside and catch columns of rising warm air to ascend, the motor and propeller allow pilots to take off from open, flat ground—no hills or cliffs required.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
  • In 2012, as Syria descended into violence, Moises and I travelled to Aleppo with a crew of insurgent rebels and caught an early glimpse of the war’s horrors.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
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  • Cannon Murphree, Siegel High: A flute player, Cannon was contracted the drum corps Carolina Crown, a high level marching band, and this summer made the All State and Mid-State bands.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
  • How many people have contracted bird flu in Arizona?
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Sicken (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sicken%20%28with%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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