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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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verb

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Verb
The volcanic activity spotted on a planet famed for such eruptions was special for two reasons: Not only was the hot spot larger than Earth’s Lake Superior, but it also was seen belching out eruptions six times the total energy of all the world’s power plants combined, NASA said in a press release. Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024 Tiredness ✔ Dizziness ✔ Bloating, gas, and belching ✔ Upset stomach ✔ Heartburn ✔ Gastrointestinal (GI) side effects are more likely to occur at the beginning of treatment and with dosage increases. Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 7 May 2025 Suncor agreed to pay a $10.5 million penalty in February 2024 to settle air permit violations for belching toxic chemicals over a three-year period. Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025 In our lifetimes, cities were clogged with smog, which contained plenty of lead belched from then-leaded gasoline. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for belch
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Noun
  • Agriculture is the largest source of the potent greenhouse gas methane, nearly all of which comes from cow burps.
    Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • More: Former pro wrestler puts Ryan Seacrest in a headlock on 'Wheel of Fortune' Plank-off ends in a draw and a burp As two minutes passed, Lenski and Seacrest agreed to call the plank-off a draw, eventually ending the duel after two minutes and 12 seconds.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • As employees attempted to restrain Perry, the woman could be seen spitting at the victim.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
  • Footage of a violent outburst aboard a Southwest Airlines flight shows a woman spitting, screaming, and yanking another passenger's hair as shocked travelers look on.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • The war between Israel and Iran erupted June 13, with Israeli airstrikes targeting nuclear and military sites, top generals and nuclear scientists.
    David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • When their faces appear on the billboard, which towers above the Disney Store, the crowd erupts.
    Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • There was a ton of pushing and shoving along the baseline and officials later ejected Cunningham, Sheldon and Lindsay Allen.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
  • The sides were warned that another hit batter could result in an ejection, and Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was ejected.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • The group of rats that was fed a diet supplemented with chitosan expelled more MPs that any of the other groups.
    Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Schools can no longer expel students for chronic absences alone; supportive interventions are required.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Solar flares emit radiation, mostly in the form of ultraviolet light and X-rays, that can hurtle toward Earth at the speed of light.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 June 2025
  • This is significant, as China emits more carbon dioxide than any other country.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • In May, Kilauea also spewed leva more than 1,000 feet.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 June 2025
  • The eruption spewed a colossal ash column over 10,000 meters into the atmosphere, posing a danger to commercial airplanes flying at altitudes around 30,000 to 42,000 feet (9.000 to 12.800 meters).
    David Bressan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • Some of Monday’s strongest action was in the oil market, where the price of crude spurted more than 3%.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
  • In 2025’s first quarter GM spurted, more than doubling EV sales to over 30,000, passing Ford and Hyundai/Kia.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025

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“Belch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belch. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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