EXPECTORATED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

expectorated

verb

past tense of expectorate

as in spit

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as in expelled

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The tokens burned spitting out anti-Waymo opinions are part of a monthslong battle between Waymo and its rivals over whether the autonomous driving company can operate commercially on the streets of several major cities.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
The handout compared the pros and cons of the vitamin K shot with oral vitamin K drops, noting that the drawbacks of the drops are that some babies may not be able to absorb them or may spit them up.

— Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 8 Nov. 2026

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In response, Saudi Arabia and other states in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) cut all foreign aid to Yemen and expelled hundreds of thousands of Yemeni workers from their countries.

— Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
During the examination, researchers looked at maximum urine flow rate, as well as the total volume of urine expelled in one go.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 7 Nov. 2026

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Make sure plants are well watered going into fall and winter, and pay attention to soil moisture during the winter months as evergreen plants can dry out from winter winds.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
Every bulb planted, every cover crop sown, every leaf left for a solitary bee to shelter under, and every tree and shrub watered deeply is an investment in next year’s garden.

— Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of watered

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Jeff Dean / Getty Images When Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow fumbled late in the fourth quarter, Pittsburgh exhaled with a 30-27 win over a division rival.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
No one exhaled until the cargo was unloaded, unswaddled, and confirmed to be in one piece.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhaled

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Raki McGregor ‘not going to apologize’ CMS’ contract with SYDKIMYL expired in January.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
After leaving a lawsuit in Texas to file in Boone County, he was granted a temporary restraining order that expired before the season began.

— PJ Green November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

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