Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fountaining
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Ultimately, all the statues end up in place, the fountain starts spurting red water like the Kool-Aid Man had been stabbed, and their prize pot grows to $106,000.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026 -
The first half of Tarantino’s epic action-movie mixtape Kill Bill is both ultra-stylish and ultra-violent, qualities that blend to create a kinetic blur of flashing blades and spurting arteries.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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Gage’s Robert is also no slouch in the come-on department, gushing over Jack’s appearance and enticing him by wearing women’s lingerie and doing you don’t want to know what else.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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At the office, constantly gushing about your spouse or new romantic interest can be cringe-inducing for your coworkers.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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No Kings hasn’t been hijacked by leftist groups with more extreme agendas, spouting strident anti-American language that’s bound to repel ordinary people.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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For a man of grandeur spouting the imperativeness of German propagation, such a condition would have been a bad and hypocritical look.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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Simone made art like her purpose was pulsing through her, coursing through her veins and embedded in her bloodstream.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
9 Feb. 2026
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And given the level of volatility coursing through the world right now, there’s no question that organizers will be on high alert until the flag comes down at the closing ceremony.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Fountaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fountaining. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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