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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.
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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
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
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In 2020, the duo bounced across the Tropicana Field turf before Game 1, Guerrero spitting seeds with a bandana around his neck and Bichette’s long hair still flowing behind him.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Why turn my face toward something that spit me out?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The elder Mamdani grew up in Uganda, in East Africa, in a community of Ugandans of Indian descent, known as the Bayindi, who played a prominent role in the country until Idi Amin expelled them en masse in 1972.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Shortly afterward, Jews were expelled from the city; Muslims were pushed out over the ensuing years.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Then exhale completely through your mouth with pursed lips to a count of eight.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.—
Kate Pitts,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Expectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorate. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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