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Recent Examples of spit up
The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Gotta go see that Groff spit up close and personal.
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Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
Krasheninnikova first began spilling lava and spitting up ash on the morning of August 3 2025, according to reports from the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team.
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Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
What will actually happen is that little Sean will spit up all over your new suit — moments before the big job interview.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spit up
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Gotta go see that Groff spit up close and personal.
—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2025
Krasheninnikova first began spilling lava and spitting up ash on the morning of August 3 2025, according to reports from the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team.
—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Nov. 2025
What will actually happen is that little Sean will spit up all over your new suit — moments before the big job interview.
—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spit up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
Verb
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And Sydney vomiting out the news of Carmy’s departure is definitely something.
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Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.
Verb
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It’s played on a pitch that has already thrown up several surprises this summer.
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The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
Verb
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English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe.
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Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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