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
After the first inning of the White Sox’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Houser was seen puking in the dugout.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Those that made this list checked off all our experts’ must-haves, actually tasted decent, and didn’t leave me puking on the side of the course.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 26 June 2025
Dina investigates the nearby trees and returns to puke her guts out.
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Eventually, obsession over the joke drives Cartman to puke incessantly.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
Those that made this list checked off all our experts’ must-haves, actually tasted decent, and didn’t leave me puking on the side of the course.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 26 June 2025
Dina investigates the nearby trees and returns to puke her guts out.
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Eventually, obsession over the joke drives Cartman to puke incessantly.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puke
vomit
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There was also a moment where her character vomits all over Bradley's face while dragging him from the water.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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Legend has it that Jerry Rice’s weight routine was so intense that other players couldn’t make it through without vomiting.—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Puke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puke. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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