as in to hurl
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the children with the flu vomited every time they tried to eat something
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Recent Examples of vomit
Research shows that 81 percent of mountaineers experience nausea and/or vomiting as a result.
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Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
In addition to vomiting blood, Chris also has suffered from nose bleeds, headaches, chest pain and weakness.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Shows were led by a sentient wad of meat, a talk-show host who vomits in front of guests, and a reality-TV star who never shows his face.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
During her struggle with bulimia, Keaton recalled eating 20,000 calories before forcing herself to vomit.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
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Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
In addition to vomiting blood, Chris also has suffered from nose bleeds, headaches, chest pain and weakness.
—Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Shows were led by a sentient wad of meat, a talk-show host who vomits in front of guests, and a reality-TV star who never shows his face.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
During her struggle with bulimia, Keaton recalled eating 20,000 calories before forcing herself to vomit.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
Verb
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Which is why there’s actually something immensely satisfying about all the bad ideas that Margot (Barbie Ferreira) hurls herself at over the course of Faces of Death.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Duprey was speeding down the sidewalk, about to crash into a group of officers, when Duran, in an attempt to stop Duprey, lifted the cooler loaded with ice and drinks and, using both hands, hurled it at the suspect.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There’s strong waves of desire to puke.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The image of Katherine Heigl puking at work in Knocked Up is permanently seared into my mind.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
SELF,
9 Feb. 2026
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In photo after photo, video after video, North Shore residents are painted in mud, scraping it off driveways, sweeping it out of kitchens and heaving it into trucks along with their household debris.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The Bernabeu was heaving, the fans were longing their team back into the game.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Don’t gag, don’t cry — and my stomach lurched.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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During Aguirre’s trial, prosecutors told jurors that the boy was routinely beaten, shot with a BB gun, forced to eat cat feces and sleep inside a small cabinet while gagged and bound.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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New Royals outfielder Isaac Collins barfed while riding on a roller coaster.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tell your dog to barf on my shoes.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Captain’s Dinner scene in the 2022 film Triangle of Sadness, with its opera of vomit, is satire in a long-standing tradition, going back to the retching sequence on the boat in Céline’s Mort à crédit, and before that to Rabelais.—
Aaron Matz,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Even the sound of the breaking chips made June retch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Vomit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomit. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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