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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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belched
  1. erupted
  2. ejected
  3. expelled
  4. spit
  5. emitted
  6. spewed
  7. spurted
  8. disgorged
Verb
  • Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate, is very much aware of the harsh backlash to a potential settlement that erupted among Congressional Democrats, A-listers like Mark Ruffalo and others as deal talks accelerated.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Saturday’s unrest came a year after rioting erupted around a right-wing demonstration.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of erupted
Verb
  • Montana captain Peyton Wing was ejected for targeting following a hit on Atkinson early in the second quarter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • One passenger was fully ejected from the bus and another was partially ejected, police said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • The school board voted unanimously to allow the students to withdraw rather than be expelled from the school.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Washington’s bets include $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger — a country that expelled all US forces two years ago — and hundreds of millions for digital infrastructure providers.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of expelled
Verb
  • Yet both, in respective SEC openers, could use a win more than ever after the carousel spit them out into disaster relief.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines.
    — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of spit
Verb
  • The study also didn’t specifically measure blue light, the type emitted by cell phones and other electronic devices.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, HEALTH, 17 Sep. 2026
  • For the project, the researchers measured X-rays emitted by the three radioactive elements.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of emitted
Verb
  • Back in August, a massive leak in El Reno, Oklahoma spewed close to four million gallons of local water into the ground, forcing the city into an unofficial stand-still.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As Kimbrel got set to face Marlins first baseman Kyle Stowers, the right-hander crouched near the mound as liquid spewed from his mouth before the broadcast camera cut away.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of spewed
Verb
  • Someone spurted hair spray on Tate McRae’s long locks.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • Oil prices spurted higher early this week on worries that the war will keep the Strait of Hormuz closed for a long time.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of spurted
Verb
  • 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
Definition of disgorged

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“Belched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belched. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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