as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show
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Recent Examples of disgorge
In Tacoma, 35 miles to the south, Ted Bundy grew up near the American Smelting and Refining Co., which disgorged obscene levels of lead and arsenic into the air while netting millions for the Guggenheim dynasty before its 1986 closure.
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Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The Chinese appear to be disgorging themselves of their vast stash of treasuries.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
There were only three working business establishments, all of them taverns that loudly disgorged their patrons at 2 a.m.
—Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
The barges form a pier onto which ships that line up alongside the barges could disgorge vehicles.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
The Chinese appear to be disgorging themselves of their vast stash of treasuries.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
There were only three working business establishments, all of them taverns that loudly disgorged their patrons at 2 a.m.
—Murr Brewster, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Apr. 2025
The barges form a pier onto which ships that line up alongside the barges could disgorge vehicles.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgorge
Verb
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Charette’s vehicle overturned, and he was ejected from it.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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But then the Rays rallied for two in their half of the eighth, with manager Kevin Cash ejected along the way.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Mexico has expelled 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter said.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Mexico has expelled 26 high-ranking cartel figures to the United States in the latest major deal with the Trump administration as American authorities ratchet up pressure on criminal networks sending drugs across the border, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Tuesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Aug. 2025
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Although the bit, which was filled with a series of absurd interpretative dances, made the audience erupt with laughter, the actress was genuinely touched by the honor.—
Vivian Kwarm,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Martin has been trying to put out fires in the Democratic civil war that erupted over Mamdani’s shock victory on June 24.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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One moment there’s a dual-headed hydra spitting flame in the city river, next there’s an all-out jet ski race bathed in gunfire.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
30 July 2025
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If that didn’t prevent the irritation, the protists used their cilia to spit water at the pipette.—
Claire L. Evans,
Quanta Magazine,
30 July 2025
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Researchers designed the devices to produce a heat signature and emit a smell designed to attract the pythons, according to the utility company.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Cooling towers, water systems typically located atop buildings, can emit mist containing Legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaires' disease.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Aug. 2025
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The group secured a victory last month, when the court found the council had not properly considered the health impacts of the smoke pouring off the site.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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The loup de mer is crisp-skinned over eggplant caviar, roasted sweet peppers, tomato confit, and basil, finished with a saffron bouillon poured to order.—
Lela London,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Antisemitic people around the world have been using the war as a pretext to spew anti-Jewish hate under the cover of anti-Zionism, as if shooting at Jews in Chicago somehow makes Palestinians in Gaza safer.—
Debra Silverstein,
Chicago Tribune,
24 July 2025
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For example, wildfires can not only cause direct injury and damage to people and property but can also spew all sorts of nasty stuff into the air.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Chad comes roaring into town on a motorbike that’s represented by just a pair of handlebars and a headlight that also belches smoke.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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But state lawmakers didn’t like that, concerned that older vehicles belched more than an over-eater on Thanksgiving, and locked in the date.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
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“Disgorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgorge. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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