expectorated

Definition of expectoratednext
past tense of expectorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorated
Verb
  • Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Academics, journalists, students, have been fired or expelled, or, in some cases locked up for expressing their speech.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The Vatican then expelled ten other members.
    Paul Elie, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Nuccio knows of many older camellias in the San Gabriel Valley that are watered exclusively by winter rain.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • To overwinter them properly, they should be shielded from the cold, watered less frequently, and provided with sufficient sunlight to thrive.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The alveoli take in oxygen from inhaled air and exchange it for carbon dioxide, a waste gas that is exhaled.
    Susan Russell, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
  • After a Friday court hearing, in which Judge Eric Geffon said approving the agreement exceeded his authority under a 2022 law change, Tony LoBue and his sister Marie audibly exhaled.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Their contract expired in September 2024.
    Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The judge noted that only Lively's team had filed a response and that the time to pursue the matter had expired.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Expectorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorated. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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