Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eruct
Verb
  • Cunningham, Sheldon and Sun guard Lindsay Allen were ejected from the game with about 40 seconds left before the Fever took home the victory.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
  • The screw-on lids can forcefully eject upon opening if food, carbonated beverages or perishable drinks like juice or milk have been stored in the bottle over time.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • The intoxicated passenger was recorded grabbing the victim's hair and spitting on her.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • It must also be remembered that the circumstances of Alonso’s first two game spits him against some of the best teams from across the globe, as opposed to season-opening league fixtures against domestic rivals.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Since 2020, military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have expelled Western forces — including U.S. troops — and turned instead to Russia for security support.
    Jewel Bright, NPR, 9 July 2025
  • At that point, the pericarp contracts, and both the fruit and the seeds are violently expelled through the resulting hole.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • More recently, the Ranch fire and the Henderson fire blazed across hundreds of acres, while the Lake fire erupted around 4 p.m. Pacific time on Saturday at the Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area in San Bernardino County and spread to 478 acres over the subsequent five hours.
    Chloe Mayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • The world’s hottest soccer team, Paris Saint-Germain buried Inter Miami by the break, scoring in the sixth minute and erupting for three more goals within a six-minute span.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • But half a million bucks isn’t the highest in the club’s 11-year history, what with high rollers jetting in for such mega events as Super Bowl LIV, Miami Race Week, the Bitcoin conference, Art Basel and more.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
  • Patrons—the official Masters nomenclature for spectators—have long jetted into Augusta for golf’s ritzy Spring major, with a sizeable contingent of affluent fans flying private.
    Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • In 2024, India emitted 3.3 billion metric tons, up 24% over the past decade.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • There’s frustration that despite warnings and actions, the world’s nations are still emitting more global-warming greenhouse gases, accelerating the impacts of climate change.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • He’s cooled off a bit since then, but spurts like that don’t happen by accident.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Some of Monday’s strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of crude spurted more than 3%.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
Verb
  • The award-winning costume designer will release The Fashion of Clueless (Simon & Schuster) in Oct. 7, now available for preorder on Amazon, Bookshop and other retailers.
    Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
  • Just last month, Stray Kids released its new EP, Hollow, but the project didn’t make much of a commercial impact in the United States.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Eruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruct. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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