expectorated

past tense of expectorate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorated
Verb
  • Crypto mining, like AI, relies heavily on graphic processing units, or GPUs, with the chips racing to solve complicated algorithms that spit out currency rewards for correctly verifying blockchain transactions, and CoreWeave was a steady buyer.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025
  • However, a mysterious doctor showed up and revealed herself as Asuka, spitting mist at Charlotte's face, which also hit Alexa.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Mahmood Mamdani, the mayor-elect’s father, is a Columbia University professor and political scientist originally from Uganda who was expelled by dictator Idi Amin.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The campaign began with an air offensive in January 1991, followed by a swift ground assault that expelled Iraqi forces within 100 hours.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Like many other perennials, daylilies should be watered regularly immediately after planting and then provided with about 1 inch of water per week.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025
  • When Halloween ends, another flurry of activity takes place the next 48 hours as the displays are removed, stored, and the grass is cut and watered.
    Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Woodbury players exhaled with jubilation; a few Eagan players fell to their knees.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
  • When Matthieu took his bow, Paris exhaled — not just in relief, but in recognition.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their contract expired in September 2024.
    Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The judge noted that only Lively's team had filed a response and that the time to pursue the matter had expired.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Expectorated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorated. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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