as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the drunken reveler staggered out the door and promptly puked in the bushes
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Recent Examples of puke
English-language creators have also puked out a torrent of AI musical erotica, but nothing that plays on a piece of cultural heritage that’s been memed to oblivion as much as A Midsummer Night’s Lewd Dream.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 May 2025
Patty has to excuse herself to puke after Kravitz thanks her.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Dance, drink, make out with DJs and puke in your purse in Ubers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But there the then-junior was at 5 a.m. on the morning of Hopkins’ title tilt against Stillwater, puking.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 14 May 2025
Patty has to excuse herself to puke after Kravitz thanks her.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Dance, drink, make out with DJs and puke in your purse in Ubers.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But there the then-junior was at 5 a.m. on the morning of Hopkins’ title tilt against Stillwater, puking.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puke
vomit
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Tom Cruise recalled that all the actors who tried to perform in those fighter jets vomited their brains out.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Groups of patients that gradually increased dosage had lower rates of discontinuations and vomiting than those who did not.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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“Puke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puke. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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