as in burp
an expulsion of stomach gas through the mouth
with a loud belch he concluded his pig-out and rose at last from the table
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as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano belched lava and ash for days
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Recent Examples of belch
Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2025
The planes were rickety contraptions with no brakes that belched castor oil and had to be dragged to a stop with a tail skid after landing.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Noun
Five belches on the U-T five-belch meter.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
On Monday morning, the volcano erupted again, belching ash clouds three-quarters of a mile high.
—Reuters, NBC news, 19 May 2025
The planes were rickety contraptions with no brakes that belched castor oil and had to be dragged to a stop with a tail skid after landing.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belch
Noun
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By Emma Court | Bloomberg There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
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By Emma Court, Bloomberg There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The collapse featured 11 penalties, the most notable of which coming on USF’s final drive when defensive tackle Brendan Bett spit on a USF player.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bovino relies on Border Patrol SWAT-style teams to avoid the chaos that erupted during an hourslong standoff at a Home Depot in Paramount on June 7.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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As levees erupted, storm waters easily flowed in.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Booker, of course, didn’t get that opportunity in the opener after Carter was ejected before the first play for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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After the opening kickoff against the Cowboys, a flag was thrown by the officials and Carter was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct just six seconds into the new season.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But in November 2024, the United States requested that Qatar expel the militant group's political wing from the country.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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But relief has been scant in a country largely ignored by the world since the Taliban takeover in 2021, that is struggling to accommodate millions of Afghans expelled from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan, as well drought victims in its north.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Carbon is still emitted from the tailpipe of a car running on the fuel, but since pre-existing carbon was used to create the fuel in the first place, no more is being created or added to the environment, hence the claim of sustainability.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Oxygen can produce green or red, while nitrogen emits blue or purplish hues.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The vacuum is equipped with a four-stage filtration system that locks in dust, dirt, and more debris to prevent them from spewing back out of the exhaust.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The chatbot can spew misinformation and offer risky advice.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.—
Kevin Modesti,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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