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
Instead, the cars pull onto what looks like a miniaturized aircraft carrier and embark across the port’s Main Channel, a minutes-long voyage that will disgorge them onto the United States’ most expensive, and exclusive, ZIP code: 33109, Fisher Island.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
And yet, the sands of Montana seem to have disgorged a second one.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Prior work noted one possible origin of this ice was volcanism, which could disgorge large amounts of water vapor.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The 19-deck Costa Toscana eases to the dock and disgorges thousands of day-trippers to the souvenir shops and eateries of this old city, a 10-hour invasion of tourists that sends most locals into retreat.
—Doug Struck, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
And yet, the sands of Montana seem to have disgorged a second one.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 30 Oct. 2025
Prior work noted one possible origin of this ice was volcanism, which could disgorge large amounts of water vapor.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
The 19-deck Costa Toscana eases to the dock and disgorges thousands of day-trippers to the souvenir shops and eateries of this old city, a 10-hour invasion of tourists that sends most locals into retreat.
—Doug Struck, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgorge
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Canada’s Tom Wilson and French player Pierre Crinon were ejected for fighting in Canada’s win on Sunday.—
Fernanda Figueroa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The 39-year-old actor was ejected from a Royal Street business after causing a disturbance, according to police.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Feb. 2026
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Just as America’s carriage-trade institutions were systematically excluding Jews, the German Jews’ Reform institutions excluded or expelled Zionists.—
Nicholas Lemann,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Stars may continue to form for many trillions of years, and potentially even after the last reserves of gas have been expelled from a galaxy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Angst over the city’s changing demographics has often erupted in Springfield’s city commission meetings, where citizens can speak their mind at an open podium.—
Caitlin Hu,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Do-it-all Detroit superstar Cade Cunningham erupted for 42 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists, bolstering his standing as an MVP candidate.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Armed soldiers patrolled in droves, spreading hate and fear everywhere, blindfolding children, pointing guns, gawking, spitting, laughing at us like animals in the zoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Many reactions emit energy, often in large amounts, but cosmic efficiency is another metric altogether.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
16 Feb. 2026
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Injection wells are supposed to be built in a way that only allows wastewater to be emitted deep in the earth.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Come evening, the space becomes an elegant bar, pouring a shortlist of signature cocktails inspired by the neighborhood.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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In a last-ditch effort to pour even more offense on Milinkovich and the Mustangs defense, Warroad pulled goalie Payton Rolli — who made 19 saves — for an extra attacker.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Cars pass constantly, spewing exhaust particles onto the leaves and the soil.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The leak in the Potomac Interceptor, which is managed by DC Water, led more than 200 million gallons of wastewater to spew into the 383-mile-long river.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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That’s because after pulling huge profits from the earth, Oklahoma oil companies left behind tens of thousands of unplugged wells that belch greenhouse gases and allow industrial waste to spread belowground.—
Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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With a clogged toilet belching up a bunch of poop all over Miranda's apartment.—
EW Staff December 5,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Disgorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgorge. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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