get sick

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VERB

get

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catch

STRONG

contract sicken succumb

WEAK

be afflicted with be given be smitten by become infected with come down with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be immune give

VERB

puke

Synonyms

STRONG

barf gag heave hurl regurgitate retch spew upchuck

WEAK

be sick bring up chunder cough up do the technicolor yawn spit up throw up toss one's cookies

Example Sentences

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get sick

"I get tired and then the next day I get sick and I won't be able to go to school," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“You get sick of it,” was all Trump would offer in the way of explanation for his media ban.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

You need to be taking it regularly, even before you get sick.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

Unlike the brains inside our heads, these organoids do not have a body that can get sick and die.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

“God, I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of this place,” she said.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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