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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorated
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The bacteria is spread by coming into contact with an infected person's saliva or spit, such as through coughing, kissing, sharing items or sneezing near someone's face.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Pardington spat out the coin and looked at the bird, the male with its long, curved beak and pronounced wattle.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Such students would be immediately expelled and assessed out-of-state tuition fees.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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When a child is expelled from school, the Illinois State Board of Education is notified, but not necessarily when a child is pulled out by their parents.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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One way to combat that, as a gardener, is to start plants by seed instead of buying plants that someone else has started, watered and mothered for months.—
Henry Homeyer,
The Providence Journal,
13 Mar. 2026
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Rector also said that none of the city's athletic fields will be watered during the Stage 3 restrictions except for land at 1849 Park, which does not use city water.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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Like my nervous system finally exhaled.—
Kevin Sintumuang,
Outside,
10 Mar. 2026
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After another season high Wednesday, Bates lowered his forehead to the ice and exhaled deeply.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Iowa in 2022 cut its unemployment insurance from 26 weeks to 16, and a federal program for workers who lost their jobs due to foreign trade has expired.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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The tax credits helped lower the cost of monthly premiums for about 22 million Americans covered under the ACA and expired at the end of 2025, with no plans by Congress to extend them.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Expectorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorated. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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