as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
he suddenly snapped and began eructing his repressed anger
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Charette’s vehicle overturned, and he was ejected from it.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025 -
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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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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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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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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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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His speed and physicality pop, but not as much as his spatial awareness and ability to jet into open spaces.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
8 Aug. 2025
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But those who can’t jet to the white isle will still get a chance to see Holosphere 2.0 when Prydz takes it on tour.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
30 July 2025
Verb
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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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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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Though her play on the court for the Connecticut Sun rarely shows it, Tina Charles is one of the elders in the WNBA, a 15-year veteran who has seen the league’s popularity grow gradually, then suddenly spurt over the last couple of years.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2025
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At least a half dozen of those wrestlers tell their stories to the camera, accompanied by filler re-enactments — a shower head spurting water, the hallway leading to a medical examination room — that add very little.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Blockbusters are released in five or six languages at once.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Violent Crime Rate in D.C. has worsened, and the Murder Rate has essentially DOUBLED in just over a decade—But these are only the 'official' statistics released by corrupt City Officials.—
Anna Commander
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Eruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruct. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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