expectorated

verb

past tense of expectorate
1
as in spit

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2
as in expelled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorated
  1. spit
  2. expelled
  3. watered
  4. exhaled
  5. expired
Verb
  • The report said Evans first refused to give officers his name and then spit into one officer's face after being taken into custody.
    — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Director Arielko Kotzer effectively created an AI feedback loop to see what a combination of tools would spit out.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of spit
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  • Russian diplomats routinely have been summoned around Europe, even expelled.
    — Lorne Cook, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Russian diplomats have routinely been summoned around Europe, even expelled.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of expelled
Verb
  • Use a rain gauge or soil moisture test to be sure your grass is adequately watered.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Lawmakers watered it down in 2023, but France has nonetheless made progress.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of watered
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  • Still, no one exhaled when production finally moved to a water tank at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of exhaled
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  • Of 16 such proposals, the complaint states, nine were rejected June 30 — the same day the agreement expired.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Then came Underwood-to-Buchanan, a stunning victory and thousands of Wolverines fans rushing the field as time — finally — expired.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of expired
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