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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Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was ejected late in the third quarter for arguing the lopsided free-throw discrepancy in Monday’s loss to the Heat.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025 -
The vehicle overturned and McClure was ejected from it.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Framing his win as a reclamation of sovereignty, Muizzu expelled Indian troops and canceled defense agreements with New Delhi, abruptly ending decades of security cooperation between the two countries.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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My late father tried to maintain that routine to renew our Egyptian residency permits annually out of fear Israel would expel us from our home again one day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Three days after a UPS cargo plane crashed and erupted into a deadly ball of fire in an industrial part of Louisville, Kentucky, investigators are piecing together evidence in a slow search for answers.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Days after he was elected in September, his to-do list got even longer when the Jimmy Kimmel-ABC crisis erupted, followed by the arrival of AI ingenue Tilly Norwood and the Sora 2 flap involving Bryan Cranston.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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Eric officially booked the movie part and jetted off to the set to start filming.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Probably nothing much to a regular moviegoer who’s not getting the chance to jet off to Europe to see things weeks to — in the case of Berlin or Cannes, which was very good this year — months early.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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Yankee candle has dozens of three-wick candles on sale to emit a strong fragrance and create an even burn.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
10 Nov. 2025
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An eco-friendly substitute has been developed for the light-emitting materials used in modern display technologies, such as TVs and smartphones.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Strobe lights, spinning grenades, and spurting blood accompany the unts-unts-unts.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the synagogue just before 11 p.m. and discovered flames spurting from the rear of the building.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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While the identities of the victims have not yet been released by authorities, the victims were all adults.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lionsgate released the first official teaser trailer for the forthcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, on Thursday.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Eruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruct. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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