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as in spitting
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as in blowing (out)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expectorating
Verb
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The words feel heavy and unnatural when O'Neal repeats them back to the doctor, like trying to blow a bubble and spitting out rocks instead.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026 -
Anna Frenza wakes up suddenly, suffocating from smoke and spitting ash.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Apr. 2026
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Luna said Monday that she was encouraged to see bipartisan support for expelling Swalwell and Gonzales.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Several lawmakers had suggested expelling both Swalwell and Gonzales in an even trade-off for the parties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Curry, wearing a bulky wrap around his knee, leaned back and took a long, deep breath before exhaling as the game tipped off.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Much of Electrical Field of Love has a loose, improvisatory feel, with Gibbs and Lewis laying down thick, burrowing grooves, Ross adding textured flair, and Muldrow exhaling drawn-out, chantlike phrases or compact, laser-like screams on top of it all.—
Reed Jackson,
SPIN,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Expectorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expectorating. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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