as in ejecting
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
he suddenly snapped and began eructing his repressed anger
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And days earlier, three US F-15 fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses, with all crew members ejecting safely.—
Todd Symons,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026 -
The car overturned and rolled several times, ejecting Reed, the CHP reported.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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But things went sideways quickly, with the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex 36 erupting in a fireball.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Footage of the incident shows the rocket erupting into a massive fireball, sending towering flames and thick smoke into the night sky.—
Tiago Ventura,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Everybody knows the old saying about spitting on your bait for good luck.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The garment also absorbs heats, carrying it away from the spacesuit's life-support system, expelling it into space.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Rockets generate propulsive force, also known as thrust, by expelling high-velocity exhaust in a rearward stream.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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An Alert California camera shows the smoke plume emitting from the Turkey Fire, which was burning near Camanche Reservoir in Calaveras County on June 10, 2026.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The program, which is now called cap and invest, places an emissions limit on businesses in the state and then allows those companies to buy and sell permits to keep emitting carbon dioxide.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
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Police said the suspect was wearing a blue shirt and jeans when he was seen on security footage pouring milk on the vehicle and then slashing the tires.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Han Cha and Yunomi began pouring in the South Shore neighborhood on June 5.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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When Pinatubo started convulsing and belching steam in April of that year, scientists from the United States and the Philippines deployed an array of instruments that tracked the volcano’s inner tumult.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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In one video geolocated by NBC News, roiling orange flames and belching smoke could be seen rising from the Aghdasieh fuel depot in the city’s northern Tajrish district.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
9 Mar. 2026
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In videos posted to social media, fireworks can be seen spewing from the truck as a thick plume of black smoke spirals into the sky.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Methane has been seen spewing from comet 3I/ATLAS, marking the first time that the gas has been identified on an interstellar object.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
5 June 2026
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“Eructing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eructing. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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