EXPECTORATED Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

expectorated

verb

past tense of expectorate

as in spit

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Yet both, in respective SEC openers, could use a win more than ever after the carousel spit them out into disaster relief.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of spit

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The school board voted unanimously to allow the students to withdraw rather than be expelled from the school.

— Darius Johnson, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Washington’s bets include $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger — a country that expelled all US forces two years ago — and hundreds of millions for digital infrastructure providers.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of expelled

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Like all new plants, moss phlox should be watered regularly until the ground freezes and mulched in late fall to insulate the roots against the winter cold.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
The best way to determine if your dahlias need to be watered is to use your finger.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 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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