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
In addition to vomiting blood, Chris also has suffered from nose bleeds, headaches, chest pain and weakness.
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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
His mother told reporters that Liam had a fever, was vomiting, and refused to eat.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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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
His mother told reporters that Liam had a fever, was vomiting, and refused to eat.
—Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
Verb
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The man pushed Littrell's phone away, and the two began filming each other and hurling expletives.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The impact sends both men hurling to the pavement, and the shoeless rear passenger can be seen hobbling on one foot afterward.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 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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And there are active pages on Bandcamp that have adopted the same skeevy tactics that grifters use on Spotify and YouTube; across a few months last year, the account Cyberfunk Station puked out over 30 albums packed with barely distinguishable, nimble disco grooves.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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Recent floods had heaved mountains of driftwood and debris onto the shorelines.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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There's no need to heave bagged clippings into a compost bin or scatter them over open soil.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 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
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She was found with her wrists and ankles bound with shoelaces and duct tape, she was gagged with underwear and duct tape was placed over her mouth and nose.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 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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Even the sound of the breaking chips made June retch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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As Newcastle prepared to kick-off towards the Gallowgate End, Ramsey began retching.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Vomit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomit. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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