EXPECTORATED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

expectorated

verb

past tense of expectorate

as in spit

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That’s when a 17-year-old girl spit at an officer when she was asked to leave the area, authorities said.

— WBFF STAFF, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2026
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

Definition of spit

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The day of the cyber attack, Yazbak said the Department of Administrative Services expelled the attacker from the state’s systems.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Our previous Representative in Congress, Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick had to resign hours before being expelled by her colleagues on both sides of the aisle for fraud.

— Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of expelled

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The soil below two inches should be unharmed, Adams said, so long as new compost is set and plants are watered plentifully, which will promote natural biological cycles.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
From arranging to have the mail taken in to making sure your plants stay watered while away, the pre-trip chore list can seem never-ending.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 July 2026

Definition of watered

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Mosquitoes are drawn to backyards with standing water, dense greenery, and carbon dioxide exhaled by people and animals.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 3 July 2026
Secondhand smoke is a combination of smoke exhaled by a smoker and the smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar or pipe.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

Definition of exhaled

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In addition,18 employees who had been placed in the 2026 fiscal year layoff prevention pool will be informed that their stay in that pool has expired, the district said.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The England international was instead pictured on a training bike at Manchester City, with his loan move having expired at the start of the month.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of expired

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