as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show
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Recent Examples of disgorge
This agglomeration of leftovers is eventually disgorged by the animal (or found after its death, if the whale is cut open).
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
In Tacoma, 35 miles to the south, Ted Bundy grew up near the American Smelting and Refining Co., which disgorged obscene levels of lead and arsenic into the air while netting millions for the Guggenheim dynasty before its 1986 closure.
—Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
There were only three working business establishments, all of them taverns that loudly disgorged their patrons at 2 a.m.
—Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
The barges form a pier onto which ships that line up alongside the barges could disgorge vehicles.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
In Tacoma, 35 miles to the south, Ted Bundy grew up near the American Smelting and Refining Co., which disgorged obscene levels of lead and arsenic into the air while netting millions for the Guggenheim dynasty before its 1986 closure.
—Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
There were only three working business establishments, all of them taverns that loudly disgorged their patrons at 2 a.m.
—Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
The barges form a pier onto which ships that line up alongside the barges could disgorge vehicles.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgorge
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The fan was immediately ejected from Gainbridge Fieldhouse by security.—
Allison Smith,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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What the law changes Before SB 2929, referees and judges had to issue a verbal warning before ejecting a spectator.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
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There is a long history of tumult in American cricket, with USA Cricket Association - the previous governing body - expelled in 2017 after being suspended three times before that.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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It's being reported that this demon who danced on Charlie Kirk's grave has been expelled from Texas Tech.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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This question comes after social media erupted with a wide range of reactions to Kirk’s assassination.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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That moment of silence itself soon erupted into House strife, with shouting on the floor.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
11 Sep. 2025
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Spit hits the fans, draws hefty fine Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter is paying a hefty price for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in the NFL season opener.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Before the Eagles’ first defensive snap of the season, Jalen Carter spat on Cowboys QB Dak Prescott.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The oxygen and nitrogen molecules also emit ultraviolet light, which can only be detected by special cameras on satellites.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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When the bacterium is emitted into the atmosphere, these INPs generate ice particles — a process called ice nucleation that is the first step in rain formation in cold clouds.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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These artists pour years of work and risk into their craft.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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To clean your stainless steel pan after a night of cooking, simply pour off the excess grease or oil, then clean the pan with warm water and dish soap, using a sponge (our favorite is this Skura style sponge), moving in a continuous circular motion across the cooking surface.—
Emily Johnson,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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This means more of the plasma is available to be spewed onto the space junk, and more plasma means more thrust.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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His phone rang nonstop with calls spewing Islamophobic slurs.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Three belches on the U-T five-belch scale.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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The nearby fire department rushed by boat to the crash site and were assisted by a private tug boat that helped douse the fire that belched black smoke from the barge, said Alton Deputy Fire Chief Matt Fischer.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Disgorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgorge. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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