as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the spit and image of his father
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as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Recent Examples of spit
Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Sitting at the tail end of a spit of sand to the west of Gulf Shores, this unincorporated community has several distinct offerings worth a visit.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
At the hotel, a woman spat at Ruth and his wife, Claire.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
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Noun
The plants treated with In11, or caterpillar spit were sending out their chemical distress signals into the wind, and the wasps were coming in to attack and remove the caterpillars in response to the call.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026
Sitting at the tail end of a spit of sand to the west of Gulf Shores, this unincorporated community has several distinct offerings worth a visit.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
Verb
In testing with an RTX 5090, DiffusionGemma spits out around 700 tokens per second.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
At the hotel, a woman spat at Ruth and his wife, Claire.
—Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit
Noun
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The 35-room Villa Miraé is a much-welcome exception that mirrors the peninsula’s tony mansions with its elegant take on the Riviera’s pastel Provençal architecture.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Tradewinds and currents there carry the seaweed west, first through the Caribbean, then into the Gulf and eventually around the Florida peninsula.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Stop in Jackson Park to tour the new Obama Presidential Center, with interactive exhibits, a life-sized Oval Office replica, and a panoramic Sky Room overlooking Chicago.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
12 June 2026
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While the original fort no longer stands, a full-scale replica of the original was built and opened to the public in 2025.—
Amy Galo,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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It’s also found in the saliva of certain ticks.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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Perry and her colleagues analyzed their study subjects’ DNA through saliva samples and found that each additional hassler a person had was associated with faster epigenetic aging—at a rate of about nine months a hassler.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
Verb
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The victim was stabbed in the torso at the fast casual diner located on Eighth Ave.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
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The two were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on December 14.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
16 June 2026
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Acra described it as a fresh take on her beloved caftans, pointing out the looped draping technique that forms a billowy cape at the back.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
15 June 2026
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Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The last image was another of the couple together, with Derek once again holding Rumer’s belly.—
Laura Millar,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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The images showed how quarks carrying different fractions of the pion’s momentum are distributed across the particle.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 June 2026
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At the same time, the plants unable to detect the molecular signature of the caterpillar’s drool were largely ignored by the wasps.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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Hicks can take advantage of the matchup and cash his home run prop at drool-inducing +700 odds.—
Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Verb
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The close-up picture, which showcased Meeks' piercing blue eyes, endeared him to many despite his criminal past.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Players like Charlie Sifford (first Black player to earn a PGA Tour card), Lee Elder (first Black player in the Masters) and Calvin Peete (12 wins on the PGA Tour) are on the short list of African-Americans who pierced golf's racial barrier.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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“Spit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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