eructs

verb

present tense third-person singular of eruct
as in ejects
to violently throw out or off (something from within) he suddenly snapped and began eructing his repressed anger

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eructs
  1. ejects
  2. expels
  3. erupts
  4. spits
  5. jets
  6. emits
  7. releases
  8. streams
Verb
  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of ejects
Verb
  • Mary can see how worried her sister looks and sits by her while… her mother expels another human being from her body, behind the very thin curtain just a few feet away.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
  • Using a heat pump, the extensively insulated magnet system expels heat to allow the coils to power up at temperatures as low as 77 kelvin, or -321 degrees Fahrenheit.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 July 2026
Definition of expels
Verb
  • Gold is a safe-haven asset that investors gravitate toward when economic and political turmoil erupts, sending waves through the markets.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • In one segment, Daeron quietly whispers for a young cupbearer to exit the room before violence erupts from the lord.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of erupts
Verb
  • Lowry, in the meantime, would embark on a two-decade career in a league that spits out frauds on the regular.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album.
    — Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026
Definition of spits
Verb
  • The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of jets
Verb
  • That is fuel that, when burned, emits planet-warming gases into the atmosphere.
    — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The brain emits tiny electrical signals when a person is paying attention to one sound over others, which can be detected with sensors on an electroencephalogram, or EEG.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of emits
Verb
  • When a tree burns, the heat breaks down plant material and releases flammable gases.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Auer and Madge will discuss their collaboration in a LEGO podcast episode, which releases on August 1.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of releases
Verb
  • Advertisement The report contains clues about how Mozilla might be planning to sustain itself if the revenue streams from Firefox dry up.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 July 2026
  • The union is still negotiating an agreement with Universal Television’s The Four Seasons, which streams on Netflix.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 July 2026
Definition of streams
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