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as in sick
temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body
the sickened passengers were rushed to the emergency room for treatment
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as in shocked
filled with disgust
many audience members, sickened by the movie's graphic violence, walked out of the theater before the end
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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
sickened by the awful sight of the polluted river
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Recent Examples of sickened
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
More than 700 dairy herds have been affected by the virus, and at least 58 people, mostly farm workers, have been sickened.
—Dani Blum, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Dozens of people have been sickened nationwide by salmonella linked to the Sunfed cucumbers since the recall was announced late last month.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
The cucumbers have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 68 people in 19 states so far, including 18 hospitalizations, according to the FDA.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Arizona's Department of Health Services said in a press release on Friday that two workers were sickened with the avian flu after coming into contact with infected poultry in Pinal County.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
An unidentified illness with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people and sickened hundreds more in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
McAfee’s farm is also involved in at least 11 lawsuits stemming from a salmonella outbreak that sickened 171 people in California, and which occurred between October of last year and May of this year, according to Bill Marler, a Seattle-area food safety lawyer.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Surprising Fact Earlier this year, more than 90 people were sickened and 34 were hospitalized across 12 states when eggs from Milo's Poultry Farms were found to be contaminated with salmonella.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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An additional 20 individuals remain hospitalized after being sickened by the same bacterial contamination.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
More than 700 dairy herds have been affected by the virus, and at least 58 people, mostly farm workers, have been sickened.
—Dani Blum, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Dozens of people have been sickened nationwide by salmonella linked to the Sunfed cucumbers since the recall was announced late last month.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
The cucumbers have been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 68 people in 19 states so far, including 18 hospitalizations, according to the FDA.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Arizona's Department of Health Services said in a press release on Friday that two workers were sickened with the avian flu after coming into contact with infected poultry in Pinal County.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
An unidentified illness with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people and sickened hundreds more in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
McAfee’s farm is also involved in at least 11 lawsuits stemming from a salmonella outbreak that sickened 171 people in California, and which occurred between October of last year and May of this year, according to Bill Marler, a Seattle-area food safety lawyer.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Surprising Fact Earlier this year, more than 90 people were sickened and 34 were hospitalized across 12 states when eggs from Milo's Poultry Farms were found to be contaminated with salmonella.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sickened
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By Weiland’s estimates, up to 300,000 people in the U.S. are currently getting sick with COVID-19 each day, compared to around 1 million cases per day around this time in recent years.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
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But then Carey got sick with the flu, and was forced to cancel the first show of her 2024 Christmas Time tour.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Steffens — who looked shocked — said while smiling widely.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Binoche is the more unabashedly open of the two; at times, Fiennes seems shocked and sweetly shy in response to her candor.Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Both the United States and the United Nations have stepped back from leadership roles, a reflection of how poorly interventions in Haiti have gone and also the wide range of issues in other parts of the world at the moment.Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
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Story will be a free agent and at this stage why would an accomplished player stay with the poorly run Rockies?BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
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If anything, Allerton seems intermittently disgusted with Lee and himself, then attracted to Lee again.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Other fans were equally disgusted that Jaguars players were also ejected for the brawl that happened afterward.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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The last incursion was repulsed by Iran.Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
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If anything, the living conditions seemed to get worse.Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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While working as an advocate for victims of domestic violence herself, she was attacked by someone else’s abuser and her symptoms got worse, particularly trouble with her balance.Marina Kopf, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Constitution’s framers would have been appalled at shielding incumbent presidents from criminal prosecution.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Dec. 2024
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Several editors were appalled by the idea alone.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2024
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