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Recent Examples of spit up
And, of course, there was one press conference where Wheeler brought in a professional regurgitator to predict the winner by spitting up billiard balls.
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Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
After the birth, Curtis became alarmed when her daughter spit up a bit of blood.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The baby was seen spitting up all over himself afterward.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Some babies developed symptoms such as spitting up and diarrhea after being forced to switch brands, researchers found.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
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Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
After the birth, Curtis became alarmed when her daughter spit up a bit of blood.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The baby was seen spitting up all over himself afterward.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Some babies developed symptoms such as spitting up and diarrhea after being forced to switch brands, researchers found.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
Verb
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Seek immediate medical attention if the person vomits, symptoms worsen or last longer than 1 hour.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
29 July 2025
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Oftentimes, discomfort and queasiness become worse immediately before vomiting.—
Kelly Burch Published,
Verywell Health,
7 July 2025
Verb
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But from this not unreasonable edifice, Williams throws up an enormous scaffolding of enemies, which comes to encompass anyone and everyone engaging in some form or another of collective action.—
Book Marks
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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Last weekend, coincidentally, threw up another callback.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Videos posted on social media showed men dressed in clothes bearing far-right symbols and migrants carrying Moroccan flags hurling objects at each other in Saturday night’s violence, which followed several days of lower intensity unrest.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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There were vocal protesters hurling insults and sometimes water bottles at federal agents, and there were anxious friends and family of those who work at Glass House, a huge cannabis operation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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