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as in spitting
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as in blowing (out)
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The music video interposes clips of a nation on fire—thieves and looters running rampant, protesters spitting in cops’ faces—with footage of Aldean and his band playing in front of a courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, vowing to deliver justice.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026 -
American consumers and small businesses alike are spitting fire these days about the cost of credit cards, while the companies profiting from them are making money hand over fist.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Israel retaliated by expelling South Africa’s senior diplomat, escalating tensions already strained by South Africa’s genocide accusations against Israel over the Gaza war.—
Gerald Imray,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Wheatley made her offer before he’d even succeeded in expelling the British from Boston.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Delia accompanies me down to the first floor again, exhaling in a heavy whisper, such a catastrophe, more to herself than to me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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This wasn’t a group exhaling to let go of old pain.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Expectorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorating. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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