EXPECTORATED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

expectorated

verb

past tense of expectorate

as in spit

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An early version of the Orb, which looked like a miniature Death Star, spat out physical coins, like a slot machine, presumably to make the point about the quid pro quo to people who might not quite comprehend blockchain.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The team could use another forward as Luis Suarez is suspended for all six Leagues Cup games as the penalty for spitting on a Seattle Sounders official during last year’s tournament final.

— Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

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He had been expelled from Latitude last school year, authorities said.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
He was expelled from the Communist Party in the late 1950s for criticising the government’s economic policies – and purged again during Mao’s Cultural Revolution a decade later.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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Maintenance on green roofs can cost anywhere from a few cents to over $3 a square foot per year and can be time-consuming depending on whether a roof needs to be weeded and watered by hand.

— Taylor Wishart, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026
Both are fairly easy to do, and simply require planting your cutting in fresh potting soil and keeping it well watered.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026

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This means a skeptic who fought the crowd by sitting out the exuberant, bear-gutting rally of late-2020 to late-2021 was redeemed and granted an allotment of bragging rights (which expired almost immediately).

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Reuters reported that the number of shares available for public trading more than doubled after the first lock-up restriction expired.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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