as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes

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Recent Examples of puke Patty has to excuse herself to puke after Kravitz thanks her. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 May 2025 Dance, drink, make out with DJs and puke in your purse in Ubers. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025 But there the then-junior was at 5 a.m. on the morning of Hopkins’ title tilt against Stillwater, puking. Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025 Diarrhea out of your butt and puke out of your mouth. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for puke
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vomit
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  • Tom Cruise recalled that all the actors who tried to perform in those fighter jets vomited their brains out.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • Groups of patients that gradually increased dosage had lower rates of discontinuations and vomiting than those who did not.
    Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 25 June 2025

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“Puke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puke. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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