Sick
Sick adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Throwing up and sick are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throwing up" instead an adjective "Sick".
Throwing up
Sick and throwing up are semantically related. You can use "Sick" instead the phrase "Throwing up" as a verb or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Likewise she was constantly sick and throwing up for most of her pregnancy, but it was a hint something wrong was happening to her and her baby.
Source: Fanfic / The Child of Love -
Although he didn't lose much enthusiasm, his voice became a little more slurred with old age; to be fair, the man never missed a taping (even when he was sick and throwing up in a nearby pail), and stayed with the show until shortly before he died at age 75.
Source: Series / The Price Is Right - Kyle assumes she means "throwing up" and tells her he's not sick, he just had a bad game.
Source: Film / The Luck of the Irish
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