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
Luke Sapolu testified that Pulido vomited while in custody hours before the attack.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
If your dog is vomiting continuously, take your pet to the vet as soon as possible, The Bee reported.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Lopman’s son Ruben was suffering from severe dehydration from rotavirus, one of the most common causes of diarrhea and vomiting in babies and children.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
If your dog is vomiting continuously, take your pet to the vet as soon as possible, The Bee reported.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
Lopman’s son Ruben was suffering from severe dehydration from rotavirus, one of the most common causes of diarrhea and vomiting in babies and children.
—Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
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The winter had pulled Grant into the orbit of UCLA women’s basketball, where the softball superstar became a role player, a spark plug, another body hurling itself at eventual WNBA draft picks in pursuit of a national title.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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But between rapid-fire questions and candidates hurling insults or talking over one another, the chaotic nature of some debate moments did little to help undecided voters make up their minds about their preferred candidate, some political observers said.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
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There’s strong waves of desire to puke.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the Canadiens did not puke all over themselves.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Some nights the crowd heaves outside Mắm and the feeling is catch as catch can, diners hunched on low plastic stools eating off only slightly taller plastic tables, on the sidewalk and in the street, even spilling over to a nearby empty storefront.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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And all around the ballpark, fans show their emotional investment with orange traffic cones – printed on shirts, turned into hats, tiny ones hung on earrings, and full-sized ones heaved unwieldily around the stands.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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In 2026, the same character is gagging over a grim condo, and tasked to whip up puff pieces after being mass-fired from her newspaper.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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In 2020, D’Amelio and her sister Dixie were criticized for making faces and gagging noises to food served to them by personal chef Aaron May during an episode of a YouTube show.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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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
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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 May. 2026.
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