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Recent Examples of spit up
After the birth, Curtis became alarmed when her daughter spit up a bit of blood.
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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
The nine-year veteran left Monday’s 27-9 playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings with a chest contusion that, after spitting up blood, required a trip to an Arizona hospital.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
The nine-year veteran left Monday’s 27-9 playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings with a chest contusion that, after spitting up blood, required a trip to an Arizona hospital.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
Verb
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This can take many forms, such as forcing oneself to vomit or by using laxatives or diuretics.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Patients sickened by it can develop stomach cramps, diarrhea, nausea and the urge to vomit anywhere from six hours to six days after infection, the CDC says.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
31 May 2025
Verb
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During an interrogation, she is ordered to write things down, only to throw up all over the papers.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Poole sees bureaucratic red tape, Burnett said, and will still try to do the work when another employee might just throw up their hands.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
Verb
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Demonstrators blocked the 101 Freeway, set self-driving cars ablaze and hurled incendiary devices — and, in some cases, chunks of concrete — at law enforcement officers.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Jackie Chan is one of the greatest stuntmen ever, mostly for his willingness to hurl himself into extreme danger and his ability to keep delivering his lines afterward – not to mention basically inventing the Kung Fu comedy genre.—
Joe Salas
June 07,
New Atlas,
7 June 2025
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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