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as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spewing violently from the broken pipe
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as in erupted
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
a volcano spewing out lava
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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"I'm going to spew right here in the car if you don't pull over!" she wailed to her friend
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Recent Examples of spewed
So, the high proportion of carbon spewed into the atmosphere along volcanic arcs in the past 120 million years is mostly due to the carbon-rich sediments these creatures created.
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Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The 27-nation bloc’s executive arm opened an investigation last month after Grok spewed nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Earlier research has suggested that pregnant women's exposure to air pollution more broadly, including smog spewed by vehicles, smoke stacks and lead, may be linked to the developmental disorder.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Firefighters worked to put out the fire, which video shows spewed heavy flames.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Real number sets are all equally big infinities regardless of whether they’re arrayed in a line, scattered on a plane, or spewed across the vastness of 3D space.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
The volcano spewed so much lava that flows covered up to 80% of the floor of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, the USGS said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
Black smoke spewed upward from coal stoves mounted atop one, newspaper reports said.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Early Sunday on the same sparsely populated peninsula, the Krasheninnikov volcano spewed white ash clouds into the sky for the first time in hundreds of years.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
The 27-nation bloc’s executive arm opened an investigation last month after Grok spewed nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Earlier research has suggested that pregnant women's exposure to air pollution more broadly, including smog spewed by vehicles, smoke stacks and lead, may be linked to the developmental disorder.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Firefighters worked to put out the fire, which video shows spewed heavy flames.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Real number sets are all equally big infinities regardless of whether they’re arrayed in a line, scattered on a plane, or spewed across the vastness of 3D space.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
The volcano spewed so much lava that flows covered up to 80% of the floor of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, the USGS said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
Black smoke spewed upward from coal stoves mounted atop one, newspaper reports said.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Early Sunday on the same sparsely populated peninsula, the Krasheninnikov volcano spewed white ash clouds into the sky for the first time in hundreds of years.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewed
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For more on why AstraZeneca poured billions into China ahead of the trading debut of its shares in New York, read this.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
8 Feb. 2026
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Matt Winkelmeyer Reactions poured in when it was announced that the Super Bowl's halftime headliner would be the popular Puerto Rican artist who performs mainly in Spanish, with some hailing the historic choice and others criticizing it.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Chaotic video shows the moment a midair brawl erupted between passengers on a Jet2 flight bound for the United Kingdom on Thursday, reportedly forcing the plane to make a diversion.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The next day, more mayhem erupted.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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All four of the pledges reportedly vomited during that break, the affidavits said.—
Lindsay Good,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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The night before he was diagnosed, Williams vomited at home for several hours.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Patients evacuated amid hospital blaze A fire tore through a northeastern Pennsylvania hospital, sending smoke billowing into the air as dozens of patients were evacuated and emergency medical crews were rushed in from across the region, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Gold prices climbed after major central banks added to their reserves and investors rushed to buy the traditional safe-haven asset amid global political turmoil.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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All four were ejected and were joined by coach Charles Lee in the fourth quarter after Lee went on the floor and had to be restrained by Brandon Miller to keep him from really confronting the officials.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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One person was ejected from the council chambers during the meeting.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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Tempers flared at an Olympic curling match between Canada and Sweden Friday with a profane insult being hurled after allegations of cheating were made.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The routine hearing quickly devolved into a series of heated exchanges, with shouting and personal insults being hurled between the country’s top federal prosecutor and Democrats on the panel.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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As three other members have already been expelled, this would leave only two people on the CMC – Xi himself (the commander in chief), and Xi’s anti-corruption tsar.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 Feb. 2026
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A couple of days later, two journalists, a Colombian and a Mexican, were stopped at Tienditas, another of Cúcuta’s border crossings, and held for hours, before being expelled.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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The music video interposes clips of a nation on fire—thieves and looters running rampant, protesters spitting in cops’ faces—with footage of Aldean and his band playing in front of a courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, vowing to deliver justice.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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American consumers and small businesses alike are spitting fire these days about the cost of credit cards, while the companies profiting from them are making money hand over fist.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Spewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spewed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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