Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorated
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Nafisa allegedly spat on someone, believed to be a Frontier employee, per Local 10, as she was being taken off the plane.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026 -
The Portuguese princess who could go from spitting 16s with Swollen Members to dropping ‘Maneater’ and ‘Promiscuous’ with Timbaland.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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Dali had nearly been expelled from the Surrealist movement in 1934 for refusing to denounce the Nazis, and yet his star still burned bright.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
30 Mar. 2026
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Azabal plays Layal, a tightly wound Arabic professor whose troubled teenage son Daniel (Zolghadri) is expelled from high school, prompting her to escort him from Indiana to California to live with his estranged father.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Remember, California natives should not need to be watered once they are established if they are properly situated — in sync with the cultural conditions of their habitat.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
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Trees, shrubs and plants can be hand watered instead.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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After knocking in his final putt at hole 18, Woodland stretched out his arms, looked up to the sky and exhaled with tears in his eyes.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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After knocking in his final putt at the 18th hole, Woodland stretched out his arms, looked up to the sky and exhaled with tears in his eyes.—
Ryan Brennan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Medicaid demand has remained greater than pre-pandemic levels, even though enhanced federal health care funds ordered in response to COVID expired in 2023.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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The contract expired on March 9.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Expectorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorated. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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