1
as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spewing violently from the broken pipe
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2
as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
a volcano spewing out lava
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as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"I'm going to spew right here in the car if you don't pull over!" she wailed to her friend
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Recent Examples of spew
Barry Hatton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Major evangelical voices that once stayed silent on the issue rather than criticize now spew harshness and rhetoric, said Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, a professor of political science at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
Playwright Yasmina Reza’s middle-class cast of four brew, and gleefully quaff, an amoral spew of modern age self-preoccupation.
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Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
2 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Thick, black smoke and occasional flames spewed from the Moscow Oil Refinery amid its red-and-white smokestacks on the southeastern edge of the city, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Kremlin.
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Barry Hatton,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
Major evangelical voices that once stayed silent on the issue rather than criticize now spew harshness and rhetoric, said Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, a professor of political science at Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts.
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Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
Noun
Stress, excitement or tiredness can set off an unwanted, uncontrollable volley of sudden jerky movements and/or a spew of four-letter and other words.
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Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
Playwright Yasmina Reza’s middle-class cast of four brew, and gleefully quaff, an amoral spew of modern age self-preoccupation.
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Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
2 Feb. 2026
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Verb
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Moist towels soothe necks, mist bottles spray short relief, hand fans flap in overdrive; motorized fans are held up to strangers at cafés, who have resorted to pouring water directly on their chests for cooling.
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When disposing of bleach and other cleaning products, never pour them down the sink.
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Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
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After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
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And Sydney vomiting out the news of Carmy’s departure is definitely something.
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Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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Every song hits with the same indistinguishable gush of pleasant pixels.
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On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops.
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Do not rush to defend yourself if someone misunderstands your tone.
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Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
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The crowd erupted as the ball crunched the back of the net.
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Following the large blaze that erupted at a Boyle Heights cold storage facility, CBS LA Cares is heading to East Los Angeles to host an ice cream social event to hear directly from residents.
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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At its core, the hearing involved two former business partners hurling major accusations against one another.
Noun
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Each cup has a curved spout and handles for convenient pouring and grip.
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Set the spout near the ant hills and run the water for a few minutes until water starts to flood and collapse the tunnels and force the ants out.
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“Spew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spew. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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