as in vomiting
to discharge (something) previously consumed
The mother dog regurgitates her food to feed her puppies.
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Recent Examples of regurgitating
And O’Flynn is its breakout star, achieving fan-favorite status not by regurgitating girls-in-horror tropes but by bringing Royal Academy gravitas to a character who might have initially read like a wallflower.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to coax chatbots into regurgitating Kremlin talking points, according to senior European officials, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections about how to respond to the growing attempt to silently manipulate voters.
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Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
An alligator at the Sacramento Zoo is recovering after swallowing – and later regurgitating – a plush toy that fell into its habitat.
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Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Notice that the fanboys mindlessly regurgitating the NBA's press release never mention those details.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
The eaglet began showing signs of illness on May 14, with symptoms including regurgitating food, a disinterest in eating, lethargy and weakness, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
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Finch Walker,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
However, before long creators were posting eerily similar content heaping praise on the official response, while regurgitating platitudes about the UAE’s steadfast leadership.
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Charlie Campbell,
Time,
1 Apr. 2026
The New York Times filed a lawsuit in 2023 claiming OpenAI used millions of its articles without permission and that its large language model ChatGPT was in some cases regurgitating entire Times articles, potentially striking a blow to OpenAI’s fair use argument.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Instead, however, both sides fall into intellectually lazy positions, regurgitating tired talking points offered from their respective echo chambers.
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Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
Pro-Russian groups are bombarding popular AI systems with propaganda to coax chatbots into regurgitating Kremlin talking points, according to senior European officials, raising concerns ahead of America’s midterm elections about how to respond to the growing attempt to silently manipulate voters.
—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
26 June 2026
An alligator at the Sacramento Zoo is recovering after swallowing – and later regurgitating – a plush toy that fell into its habitat.
—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Notice that the fanboys mindlessly regurgitating the NBA's press release never mention those details.
—
Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
The eaglet began showing signs of illness on May 14, with symptoms including regurgitating food, a disinterest in eating, lethargy and weakness, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
However, before long creators were posting eerily similar content heaping praise on the official response, while regurgitating platitudes about the UAE’s steadfast leadership.
—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
1 Apr. 2026
The New York Times filed a lawsuit in 2023 claiming OpenAI used millions of its articles without permission and that its large language model ChatGPT was in some cases regurgitating entire Times articles, potentially striking a blow to OpenAI’s fair use argument.
—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Instead, however, both sides fall into intellectually lazy positions, regurgitating tired talking points offered from their respective echo chambers.
—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regurgitating
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And Sydney vomiting out the news of Carmy’s departure is definitely something.
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The pulses are designed to normalize the nerve messaging from the brain to the stomach to relieve symptoms of nausea and vomiting without side effects.
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Senate Bill 123 prohibits schools from expelling students solely because of excessive absences or truancy.
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The garment also absorbs heats, carrying it away from the spacesuit's life-support system, expelling it into space.
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One of his favourites was dal paran — a traditional folk competition which involves hurling stones off the side of a mountain.
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At its core, the hearing involved two former business partners hurling major accusations against one another.
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The relatively painless prices for ejecting bad contracts continued at this year’s trade deadline.
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The pilot sustained minor injuries after ejecting from the plane and was transported to the hospital, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office said.
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