as in erupted
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
he suddenly snapped and began eructing his repressed anger
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But his efforts to safeguard the Crown’s reputation were overshadowed when a second controversy erupted, this time implicating his wife and Høiby’s mother, the country’s future queen.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026 -
Her reelection bid comes after a first term defined by a series of overlapping crises, including homelessness, the immigration enforcement raids, public safety concerns, and the Palisades fire that erupted last January, killing 12 people and destroying thousands of homes.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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All four were ejected and were joined by coach Charles Lee in the fourth quarter after Lee went on the floor and had to be restrained by Brandon Miller to keep him from really confronting the officials.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Feb. 2026
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One person was ejected from the council chambers during the meeting.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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As three other members have already been expelled, this would leave only two people on the CMC – Xi himself (the commander in chief), and Xi’s anti-corruption tsar.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
7 Feb. 2026
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A couple of days later, two journalists, a Colombian and a Mexican, were stopped at Tienditas, another of Cúcuta’s border crossings, and held for hours, before being expelled.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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If Drake Maye spits the bit, New England’s all-time Super Bowl record gets revised to a thoroughly mediocre 6-6.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Rice said he was spit on by a fan after the game.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Feb. 2026
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Toward the end of the set, a cluster of electrical poles emitted showers of sparks and went dark.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Our measurements about how the universe is expanding come from relatively faraway objects that emitted their light a long time ago.—
Sarah Scoles,
Scientific American,
10 Feb. 2026
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Key Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested by heavily armed men on Sunday night, his supporters said, just hours after he had been released from a jail where he was held as a political prisoner.—
Diego Mendoza,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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According to a statement released by Bad Bunny’s publicist, the couple had first invited Bad Bunny to attend their wedding but were instead invited to be part of the Apple Music halftime show performance.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Eructed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eructed. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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