1
as in vomiting
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in throwing together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of throwing up
Inside the bathroom on the 26th floor of a Manhattan federal courthouse, Lindsey Acree was throwing up into a gold trash can.
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Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Burd, who hates pickles, was hesitant to eat it and felt like throwing up.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
At one point, Caleb Flynn was seen throwing up in the front yard of his home.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
On the court, the Warriors and Pelicans decided to also pay homage to that low-scoring era of hoops by throwing up copious amounts of bricks in the Warriors’ 113-109 loss to New Orleans.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Can someone take care of Angie, who keeps throwing up?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
Talk centered on nations increasingly building their own infrastructure, and protectionist trade policies throwing up barriers to collaborative development and rollout of new technologies.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The hospital was preparing to discharge her when her oxygen level began to drop again, and that afternoon, Ellie started throwing up blood.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
During her stint as a cast member in Broadway’s Hair, Keaton was in a constant battle with her weight and overheard a cast member talking about throwing up her food.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
Burd, who hates pickles, was hesitant to eat it and felt like throwing up.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
At one point, Caleb Flynn was seen throwing up in the front yard of his home.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
On the court, the Warriors and Pelicans decided to also pay homage to that low-scoring era of hoops by throwing up copious amounts of bricks in the Warriors’ 113-109 loss to New Orleans.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Can someone take care of Angie, who keeps throwing up?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
Talk centered on nations increasingly building their own infrastructure, and protectionist trade policies throwing up barriers to collaborative development and rollout of new technologies.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The hospital was preparing to discharge her when her oxygen level began to drop again, and that afternoon, Ellie started throwing up blood.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
During her stint as a cast member in Broadway’s Hair, Keaton was in a constant battle with her weight and overheard a cast member talking about throwing up her food.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing up
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Norovirus is the leading cause of diarrhea and vomiting outbreaks in the United States, according to the CDC.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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His mother told reporters that Liam had a fever, was vomiting, and refused to eat.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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The girl was found on the floor mumbling and spitting up blood, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Jan. 2026
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The pair hugged in the middle of the ring, with Paul spitting up blood.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Throwing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20up. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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