as in sickening
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
her relentlessly vicious gossiping is absolutely nauseating
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as in disgusting
to cause to feel disgust
such hateful graffiti would nauseate anyone with an ounce of human decency
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Jason Parham, Wired, 12 May 2020
It was finalized on March 31 amid a public-health crisis and a nauseating recession, with only a presidential tweet and a five-sentence press release to show for itself.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2020
Only one team in the top eight in pace is in the top 10 in free-throw shooting — Houston, whose best player, James Harden, is an excellent free-throw shooter who gets to the line at a nauseating pace.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2019
Violent movies and video games are not the cause of the nauseating wave of mass shootings and random gun deaths in this country; the cause is the guns.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2019
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Since the rise of personal video technologies, particularly the smartphone camera, modern lynchings of black men and women like Arbery’s have been captured with nauseating frequency.
—Jason Parham, Wired, 12 May 2020
It was finalized on March 31 amid a public-health crisis and a nauseating recession, with only a presidential tweet and a five-sentence press release to show for itself.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2020
Only one team in the top eight in pace is in the top 10 in free-throw shooting — Houston, whose best player, James Harden, is an excellent free-throw shooter who gets to the line at a nauseating pace.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 22 Nov. 2019
Violent movies and video games are not the cause of the nauseating wave of mass shootings and random gun deaths in this country; the cause is the guns.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2019
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Maggie, known for her calm and fearlessness, begins to unravel, and when one person finds themselves beyond the blue line, the grisly gore revealed is one of the most sickening things shown on television recently.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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But what Barfoot is willing to show of the sickening shapeshifter that may or may not be living in the vents and lurking around James’ backyard grave is appetizing and, in select scenes, even delicious.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
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Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Oliver Stone calls John Wick 4 'disgusting beyond belief' Star Keanu Reeves was the film's main selling point, but his box office pull had considerably weakened since his glory days in the 1990s.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Watch on Hulu Queenie Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown) is a Jamaican-British twentysomething whose world is thrown into an upheaval following an ugly breakup with her boyfriend.Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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All those who downplay General John Kelly’s revelations and even attack Trump’s former chief of staff for noting the ex-president’s fascist beliefs are also, in their way, bowing to the ugliest currents in our political culture.DP Opinion, The Denver Post, 1 Nov. 2024
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While the Panthers have been objectively awful nearly every week this season, New Orleans has not been much better since its surprising 2-0 start.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Why has simply being awake in a comfortable bed become such an awful situation?Korin Miller, Health, 1 Nov. 2024
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Remove Stains From Fabric If your carpets or upholstered furniture are attacked by something greasy, leaving a horrible, oily stain, shampoo is on standby to help you out.Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
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The weather was horrible and the studio had already sunk millions of dollars into the production.Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
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This statistic is downright shocking as, anecdotally speaking, the men's hair in Spain appears particularly full and lush at glance—noticeably more so than in the United States, France or Italy.Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Scandal is up there with the most shocking, unpredictable network dramas of all time, but the death of Dan Bucatinsky's James Novak gave shock a whole new meaning.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The bottom line: Do whatever makes your heart happy, but, please, spare us the hideous inflatables at all times of the year.Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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Declan, quite a serious character in the novel, proceeds to drink obscene amounts of whiskey and smoke intellectually in the bath, glowering beneath his mustache.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe got most of the attention for his racist routine, but the event was filled with bigotry and obscene references.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Nauseating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseating. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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