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
Patty has to excuse herself to puke after Kravitz thanks her.
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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
Diarrhea out of your butt and puke out of your mouth.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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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
Diarrhea out of your butt and puke out of your mouth.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for puke
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 3 Jul. 2025.
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