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
Rita Templeton, Flow Space, 18 Feb. 2026
The restaurant, on a spit of land stretching into the bay, serves up petrale sole and panoramic views.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Just open the sale page, put in your car’s year-make-model-trim, and the site will spit back weight recommendations from Castrol, Mobil, Pennzoil, Vavoline, and Fram.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 11 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Remove the test from the package and put it in your mouth for one minute so that the sponge can soak up plenty of spit.
—Rita Templeton, Flow Space, 18 Feb. 2026
The restaurant, on a spit of land stretching into the bay, serves up petrale sole and panoramic views.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
His body was dragged into the public square in Milan and spat upon before being hanged upside down.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Just open the sale page, put in your car’s year-make-model-trim, and the site will spit back weight recommendations from Castrol, Mobil, Pennzoil, Vavoline, and Fram.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit
Verb
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The video, without sound, shows the three of them gesticulating at each other before the 13-year-old in red pants appears to charge David and stab him.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Among the proponents present in the Legislature on Tuesday was Shelley Catanyag, whose husband was stabbed and killed while conducting his duties as a Sacramento County Health Inspector.—
Andrew Graham
March 17,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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According to court records, one of the bullets pierced the digital display of the cash register, shattering glass and plastic and causing injuries to the owner’s face, eye, hand and stomach.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
18 Mar. 2026
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Loud Sound Reduction is another nice-to-have perk carried over from the AirPods Pro series, letting the headphones reduce the severity of sirens, construction and other ear-piercing sounds.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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There is a weekly schedule of group activities to pick from such as the morning mantra chanting, group yoga sessions, Vedanta talks, excursions to the village, treks to local peaks, nature and forest walks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Even the most ardent of Notre Dame football fans would not be able to pick him out of a lineup, or name him.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Traditionally, Oscars hosts have been at their best when puncturing the pretensions of the stars in attendance, but for the most part, host Conan O’Brien bought into their sense of their own righteousness.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Some are demanding change And just like that, the Cesar Chavez myth is punctured.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This will be a bumper quarter for oil and gas shareholders, who have always learned to stick it out through the doldrums for spikey periods like this.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Because the industry relies on roughly 2,000 expensive helium containers, many of which are now stuck in Qatar or on cargo ships en route, the initial pinch will feel worse until those tanks are repositioned.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the months since, Adams has continued to jab at his successor in social media posts.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The victim tried to flee, but a witness who saw the altercation told police that the suspects made jabbing motions towards the victim’s body.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
18 Mar. 2026
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Standing right behind the decoy, the bird cautiously sized up George, pecked him on the head, then jumped and used his spurs to knock George to the ground.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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The lead stretched to 12 early in the third quarter, but slowly and painfully for Parker, the hosts, with Archer attacking the glass, kept pecking away.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Spit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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