as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the spit and image of his father
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as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Recent Examples of spit
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Then Victoria told a story about her own brother pinning her down and dangling spit above her mouth.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Kayte Spector-Bagdady, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Fans did not forget how Vera spit at Minnesota captain Michael Boxall late last season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
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Noun
California urged its citizens to request that 23andMe delete their data and destroy their spit samples.
—Kayte Spector-Bagdady, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
Then Victoria told a story about her own brother pinning her down and dangling spit above her mouth.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
The direct-to-consumer business model is fairly straightforward: A consumer orders a genetic test kit online, spits into a tube that comes in the mail, returns it to the company and accesses their results in an online portal.
—Kayte Spector-Bagdady, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2025
Fans did not forget how Vera spit at Minnesota captain Michael Boxall late last season.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit
Verb
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But when that program was repealed, Maria was forced to send her daughter to the local public school where, recently, three students were charged with stabbing, running over, and burning a fellow student.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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He was also suspected in a different stabbing several weeks ago in Bridgeport.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Nothing but quick and shocking outbursts of violence can pierce the movie’s surfaces of overheated restraint.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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Graham Hoffman, 29, was transporting a patient following a routine medical call from police on Sunday when he was stabbed in the chest, piercing his heart.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The toppings really make the dish here—pick your favorites!—
Elizabeth Nelson,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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Steelers’ draft picks Picks will be updated throughout the 2025 NFL Draft, April 24–26.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The trip to Paris ended in defeat and while the return leg at Villa Park conjured up both a win and one of the best games of the season, Villa’s European dreams were punctured by Luis Enrique’s men.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The plotline’s matter-of-fact profanity at once punctured any sense of simplistic morality and underlined that world events always coexist with everyday indignities.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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No calibration, no camera… just plug, stick, and go.—
Paul Lamkin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Ukraine has said its ready for peace but a sticking point in talks has been the Russian annexation of Crimea.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Payne, who’s known and been good friends with Bridges since their Phoenix Suns days, is never afraid to jab a teammate when necessary.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Others recalled him having stand-up rows, shouting, swearing, and jabbing his finger in the direction of co-workers.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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Bennett went online and quickly turned up a video of modern plovers pecking into the ground, hunting for food.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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Small footprints and beak marks were discovered near invertebrate trails, suggesting that ancient shorebirds were pecking around in search of a meal between 39 million and 50 million years ago.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Spit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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