BELCHED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

belched

verb

past tense of belch

as in erupted

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano belched lava and ash for days

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Recent Examples of belched Recent studies discovered the planet is more volcanically active than previously thought, but the researchers found that ash belched out by Venusian volcanoes is not the source of haze particles. — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 For decades, Saarland’s foundries and furnaces belched black into the sky. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026 The rare isotope is mostly locked away deep within our world’s innards, but vanishingly small quantities are belched out in volcanic eruptions and through natural gas pipelines. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026 Gloria stood up and belched, freeing me from her weight. — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 The nearby fire department rushed by boat to the crash site and were assisted by a private tug boat that helped douse the fire that belched black smoke from the barge, said Alton Deputy Fire Chief Matt Fischer. — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025

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The Palisades and Eaton fires erupted on Zoë Ryan’s second day as director of the Hammer Museum at UCLA.

— Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Fire erupted in the morning skies over Siberia on June 30, 1908, as an atmospheric explosion occurred that remains unmatched by any similar event in modern history.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of erupted

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Wilson was neither ejected from the game nor subject to further discipline afterward.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The 15 people who remained in the wagon were all ejected, while the driver was pinned underneath the tractor and dragged several yards, the sheriff's office said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of ejected

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Newell, who graduated from NSU’s prep school in Broward County, was expelled from Cornell, according to the Times’ documents.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
The New York Times reported Tuesday that two of the fraternity brothers were expelled, two more were suspended, and one who had already graduated was barred from campus.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of expelled

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Altman isn’t the only big name who gets chewed up and spit out by Guadagnino’s dark satire.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
Police said the suspect, identified as 42-year-old Billy Applegate III, later tried to kick and spit on officers while being taken to the hospital after the crash.

— Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of spit

Verb

Photons generated inside the solar cell, however, can normally be emitted over a much wider range of directions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
Nobel laureate Ernest Rutherford had already shown that radioactive materials sometimes emitted particles, naturally changing the makeup of their atomic nuclei.

— Andrea Richard, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of emitted

Verb

Unregulated textile factories, iron and steel mills, and Coca-Cola production and chemical plants spewed pollution into the air and water well into the mid-20th century.

— Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
But to anyone who knew the actual facts, not reckless garbage spewed on the internet, the result of the process was never in doubt.

— Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of spewed

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From across the street, Yñiga’s view grew increasingly obstructed, first by an ambulance, then a parade of menacing black SUVs, and finally a van that disgorged a reporter and a yawning cameraman.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Their whiskey was disgorged before being entered into secondary, new American oak barrels that received light char and medium toast.

— David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

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