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as in sickness
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting
symptoms include fever accompanied by a loss of appetite and nausea
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as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
such graphic scenes of senseless violence fill me with nausea
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Recent Examples of nausea
Acetaldehyde is a carcinogen that features prominently in the nausea, stomach upset, sweats and other physical symptoms associated with over-consumption.
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Some may dismiss the puncture wound as an insect bite, or mistake the initial symptoms of pain, nausea and weakness for other ailments.
—Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Many people also experience uncomfortable nausea, per the CDC.
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—Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
Even among healthy people, a listeria infection can lead to symptoms including high fever, headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
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Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
Some may dismiss the puncture wound as an insect bite, or mistake the initial symptoms of pain, nausea and weakness for other ailments.
—Brian Otieno, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Many people also experience uncomfortable nausea, per the CDC.
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—Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
Even among healthy people, a listeria infection can lead to symptoms including high fever, headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza can infect domestic poultry, resulting in high sickness and death rates, officials said, and in this current outbreak, cattle, cats and other mammals also are susceptible.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2025
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Some damages are tax-free under Section 104 of the tax code, but only physical injuries and physical sickness qualify.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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My read is that Corbet is pointedly leading the viewer to pore over the specifics of Tóth’s fate: Although the director’s disgust for the hollowness of the institution that Tóth tries, and ultimately fails, to navigate is thuddingly clear, what happens next to the character is more oblique.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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From celebrities to plutocrats like Elon Musk, there’s more disgust with the elite than ever.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2024
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To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The series, which stars Kaitlyn Dever, is slick and stylized, and illuminates the depravity of its scammer story as well as the horrors young women face in the health care system.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Overwhelmed by the horrors of war, Frankie experiences the bonds and betrayals of combat.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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