expectorate

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Recent Examples of expectorate For expectorating adults looking down, a guard may block big droplets but work less well for shorter persons, like children. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024 Of course, there’s never been any such game where players young and old didn’t expectorate freely. Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 8 May 2020 When Andrei blasts Matvey with a shotgun, blowing apart one of his sofa cushions, which in turn expectorates a bunch of American dollars, those deeper motives becomes obvious. Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020 Place used clothing in hampers; blow your nose in a tissue; clear your throat and expectorate to remove mucus, which may contain particles inhaled in a lab; place glasses in the decontaminating solution for three minutes; take a full-body shower. Amy Barth, Discover Magazine, 24 Sep. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorate
Verb
  • The day of the invasion had been thick with heat, the kind that made the air above the sidewalk kebab spits ripple with diesel smoke.
    Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
  • So that time in the dugout, that time pregame, spitting seeds, the conversations that take place postgame, those are so crucial.
    Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gordy Heminger, president and chief executive officer of the Alpha Sigma Phi International Fraternity, confirmed to The Asbury Park Press its members at the New Jersey university would be expelled from the organization.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The labor agreement gives Silver the immediate power to suspend or expel Rozier from the league if NBA has reason to believe the charges against him are true.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aggies everywhere can finally exhale.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Woodbury players exhaled with jubilation; a few Eagan players fell to their knees.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Expectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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