as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water squirting out of the faucet
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Recent Examples of squirted
As the ball squirted loose, panic set in for the young goalkeeper, who was making his Champions League debut, and after a squirmish in the box, Marcos Llorente slotted home to give Atletico an early lead.
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Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Pastrnak took it to the net, drew a penalty on Erik Haula and, with a pileup in front of the net, the puck squirted out to Lindholm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Kreider found a puck that squirted into the neutral zone, making a between-the-legs drop pass that sprung Carlsson.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
This shows Pretti standing among a group of protesters with both hands visible, while holding his phone in one hand as an agent squirted pepper spray at the group.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Quarterback Ian Gebhardt squirted up the middle for a 26-yard run to the 10-yard line.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Barfield squirted through the line for the first down — and kept on trucking.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Captain Brett rose and squirted the hull with a spray bottle of watery dish soap.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In a series of experiments, Jennings repeatedly squirted an irritating red dye at some of these ciliated protists sourced from a nearby pond and observed how the organisms reacted.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Pastrnak took it to the net, drew a penalty on Erik Haula and, with a pileup in front of the net, the puck squirted out to Lindholm.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Kreider found a puck that squirted into the neutral zone, making a between-the-legs drop pass that sprung Carlsson.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
This shows Pretti standing among a group of protesters with both hands visible, while holding his phone in one hand as an agent squirted pepper spray at the group.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Quarterback Ian Gebhardt squirted up the middle for a 26-yard run to the 10-yard line.
—Jordan Neal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Barfield squirted through the line for the first down — and kept on trucking.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Captain Brett rose and squirted the hull with a spray bottle of watery dish soap.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In a series of experiments, Jennings repeatedly squirted an irritating red dye at some of these ciliated protists sourced from a nearby pond and observed how the organisms reacted.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squirted
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After the tea had finished its boil, Meraj poured it out, straining the steaming, fragrant liquid into small cups.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Richard Hamilton poured in a game-high 27 points, and Khalid El-Amin had 12, including two clutch free throws with seconds to go.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Days after she was struck in the head with a metal bottle, Khimberly was rushed to the hospital, where doctors discovered severe bleeding in her brain.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Major changes to higher education funding should reflect the different roles institutions play in serving students and the state’s economy — and such significant revisions must be studied, piloted and refined, not rushed.—
Mark Denzler,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Squirted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirted. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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