spit up

as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up

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Recent Examples of spit up Burping olms sometimes spat up parts of earthworm species that aren’t found underground, suggesting that the olms hunt during their forays topside. Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 People restrained in masks during police encounters can spit up vomit or blood, which also have a thicker consistency than the liquid used in the study, Woodard said in an interview. Daphne Duret, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024 Yes Best for Reflux: Nuk Smooth Flow Pro Anti-Colic Baby Bottle Acid reflux or spitting up after eating is fairly normal for babies and usually resolves around 12 to 18 months of age. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024 Baby Adam Driver goes on to spit up milk, try to fit his fist in his mouth, and engage in a game of peekaboo with his teddy bear — all of which terrorizes the passengers around him. Vulture, 10 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for spit up
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  • Symptoms of poisoning are vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, irregular heartbeat, decreased appetite.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
  • About 10 meters away, a man sitting on his bed vomited loudly.
    ByMartin Enserink, science.org, 6 Feb. 2025
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  • But the worst thing parents can do is throw up their hands and ignore it.
    Katia Riddle, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
  • And this conflict is likely to continue throwing up bizarre-looking solutions with real practical value.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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  • Apparently, my father approached the people hurling the insults and asked them to stop.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2025
  • And even as South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace spent the beginning of 2025 hurling anti-trans slurs at Delaware Rep. Sarah McBride, the first out trans woman to serve in Congress, Democrats have largely remained silent.
    Abby Monteil, Them, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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