1
as in pouring
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spewing violently from the broken pipe
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as in erupting
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
a volcano spewing out lava
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as in vomiting
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 spewing
Warehouses soon moved in to the area and have been spewing gases into the adjacent neighborhoods ever since.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes.
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Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
In videos posted to social media, fireworks can be seen spewing from the truck as a thick plume of black smoke spirals into the sky.
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Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Methane has been seen spewing from comet 3I/ATLAS, marking the first time that the gas has been identified on an interstellar object.
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Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
Via handheld camera, the scientist directs us to the ad hoc headquarters where his team has set up, a desk strewn with floppy disks and wires, cords spewing from the backs of oversized computer processors.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
In the video, someone is seen wearing a mask and holding up the possible flamethrower and aiming it overhead with flames spewing into the air.
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Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
As previously reported, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius released thermal energy roughly equivalent to 100,000 times the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, spewing molten rock, pumice, and hot ash over the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in particular.
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ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
Instead of semi-trailer rigs spewing air pollutants while idling at the warehouses, data centers pull enormous amounts of electricity, housing computer systems that help train artificial intelligence criteria.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes.
—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
In videos posted to social media, fireworks can be seen spewing from the truck as a thick plume of black smoke spirals into the sky.
—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Methane has been seen spewing from comet 3I/ATLAS, marking the first time that the gas has been identified on an interstellar object.
—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
Via handheld camera, the scientist directs us to the ad hoc headquarters where his team has set up, a desk strewn with floppy disks and wires, cords spewing from the backs of oversized computer processors.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 May 2026
In the video, someone is seen wearing a mask and holding up the possible flamethrower and aiming it overhead with flames spewing into the air.
—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
As previously reported, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius released thermal energy roughly equivalent to 100,000 times the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II, spewing molten rock, pumice, and hot ash over the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum in particular.
—
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
Instead of semi-trailer rigs spewing air pollutants while idling at the warehouses, data centers pull enormous amounts of electricity, housing computer systems that help train artificial intelligence criteria.
—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewing
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According to the department, adults nearby extinguished the flames by pouring water on the children until paramedics arrived.
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This includes pouring over hundreds of pages of documents and conducting on-site visits to see the situation on the ground.
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Across the United States, the sky will be erupting with fireworks on July 4, 2026, and the days around it as America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence.
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The 6-foot-2, 185-pounder has shot up draft boards after notching 84 points (29 goals and 55 assists) in 67 games for OHL Brantford, then erupting for another 26 (13 goals and 13 assists) in 15 playoff games.
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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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On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans.
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
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Jenkins said Macias-Gomez was also charged with battery on a peace officer for spitting.
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First, play was allowed to restart, which was previously a hard stop on any VAR intervention — except violent conduct and spitting at someone.
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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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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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