DISGORGING Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

disgorging

verb

present participle of disgorge

as in ejecting

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show

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In 2023, a Marine Corps pilot died after ejecting from his jet near the base.

— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Definition of ejecting

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Pay parity rules for staff and a ban on expelling students would go by the wayside, too.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
But sometimes, some corals on a reef bleach while others don’t, and in other cases corals under heat stress die without expelling their algae.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of expelling

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The team could use another forward as Luis Suarez is suspended for all six Leagues Cup games as the penalty for spitting on a Seattle Sounders official during last year’s tournament final.

— Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of spitting

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That is important, as the show includes simulated rain showers with real water pouring down on the stage from above.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
A couple of uptown spots are pouring mimosas alongside high-energy drag performances on Saturday and Sunday, and Evan is sharing the details.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pouring

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Across a massive network of underwater mountain chains known as mid-ocean ridges, tectonic plates slowly pull apart, belching molten rock at the spreading seams.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
We’re paralyzed by whether a carbon-belching fossil fuel company’s right to pollute should outweigh the rest of the country’s right to clean air and a stable climate.

— Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026

Definition of belching

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The laboratory expects demand for the neutron-emitting isotope to increase as the US expands its nuclear energy ambitions and new reactor technologies move toward deployment.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
According to Léna, the experiments included studying the dust in the corona (which was emitting infrared radiation), studying the oscillating hot gas in the corona, and studying the chromosphere.

— Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

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