expectorated

past tense of expectorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorated
Verb
  • That's when LaPalme hit her in the face to prevent her from spitting again, a recording from the deputy's patrol camera showed.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • In some ways, DOGE acted as an expedited revolving door, giving the young engineers brief, chaotic experience across multiple government agencies, before spitting them back into the Valley, which is chock-full of investors itching to get in on government-adjacent technology.
    Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • From there, the heat will be expelled into space, ensuring that the wearer remains cool during spacewalks of up to eight hours.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 June 2026
  • Two years later, he was expelled from France for participating in the protests then taking place in the country.
    News Desk, Artforum, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • In fact, caper bushes prefer to be watered very sparingly.
    Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
  • The road from our nation’s birth to now has been watered with the blood and tears of men and women willing to die for a country that would one day be the envy of the entire world.
    Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • But a sigh of relief was likely exhaled when Brunson returned to the bench.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
  • Miller exhaled and shook his head.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The entire Pittsburgh area was under a severe thunderstorm watch that has since expired.
    Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • The restraining order expired in 2022.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
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“Expectorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorated. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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