expectorated

past tense of expectorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorated
Verb
  • Over a Nineties hip-hop beat, East Coast to be exact, Czarface’s Inspectah Deck and Esoteric spit their verses before Hardy, er, Pulitzer comes in.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
  • After being asked to leave the property by officials, Zimmerman spat toward a hotel security officer, prompting staff to call the police.
    Peter Burditt, USA Today, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • In such a system, outside air comes into direct contact with components exposed to the reactor’s intense radiation environment before being expelled as exhaust.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
  • However, Italy released him on a technicality, after which he was expelled to Libya, which outraged human rights groups and prompted the ICC to open an inquiry into why Italy released him instead of sending him to The Hague.
    ABC News, ABC News, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Newly installed balled and burlapped plants need about 1 inch of water per week — be sure the root ball is getting watered.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Someone decides what counts as cultivation and what counts as nuisance, what gets watered and what gets pulled, what belongs in the planned bed and what must be removed before visitors arrive.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Wall Street exhaled on Friday after SpaceX nailed its record-breaking debut.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 June 2026
  • The garment also pulls double duty by managing respiration, using a separate ventilation loop to gently blow fresh oxygen across the astronaut’s face while simultaneously vacuuming away exhaled carbon dioxide for scrubbing and recirculation.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Verb
  • None turned out to have been stolen, but some were towed because their registration had expired, police said.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • After the previous contract expired, Local 614 leaders said workers would stay on the job for the time being, even though a deal had not been reached.
    Joe Brandt, CBS News, 25 June 2026
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“Expectorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorated. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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