expectorated

past tense of expectorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorated
Verb
  • The collapse featured 11 penalties, the most notable of which coming on USF’s final drive when defensive tackle Brendan Bett spit on a USF player.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The expanding magma supply is capped by heavier magma that had expelled its gas at the end of the prior episode.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Almost all Democrats and 105 Republicans backed the successful effort, making the congressman only the sixth in United States history to be expelled from the House of Representatives.
    Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mulroney, Ackerman, Snow, and Newman turn this story of spatting WAGS into an explosive, addictive watch.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Preparation has cultural and regional variations, but the seed is usually chewed with slaked lime and betel leaves, and chewing releases a red juice that's often then spat out.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When police removed his key fob from his hand, Raibley allegedly exhaled and cursed, court documents said.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Just before midnight on Friday, August 22nd, insects circled the bright lights outside the Texas state capitol and sprinklers watered the lawn.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
  • If rainfall is scarce, they should be watered deeply every 7 to 10 days.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After the last contract expired in 2022, the years-long negotiations between the union and city have gone on so long that a new contract would end later this year, and negotiations for a new one would likely begin immediately after.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Plus, the service lost subscribers last quarter—a show people are excited about could lure back some whose bundles expired.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Expectorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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