as in vomited
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 puked
And there are active pages on Bandcamp that have adopted the same skeevy tactics that grifters use on Spotify and YouTube; across a few months last year, the account Cyberfunk Station puked out over 30 albums packed with barely distinguishable, nimble disco grooves.
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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Megan couldn't choke down a single sip of the chicken smoothie and almost puked in the sink after trying it.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
First, Maye whipped a screen completion to DeMario Douglas, then puked up a near interception from a closing pocket, misfired for Kyle Williams, couldn’t hit Mack Hollins, overthrew Stefon Diggs during a would-be sack (Milton Williams) and had a late throw for Kayshon Boutte knocked away.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Megan couldn't choke down a single sip of the chicken smoothie and almost puked in the sink after trying it.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
First, Maye whipped a screen completion to DeMario Douglas, then puked up a near interception from a closing pocket, misfired for Kyle Williams, couldn’t hit Mack Hollins, overthrew Stefon Diggs during a would-be sack (Milton Williams) and had a late throw for Kayshon Boutte knocked away.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puked
vomited
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After all, the other person almost eliminated first (Chrissy Hofbeck, who vomited earlier that day at the challenge) ended up making it all the way to day 39.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The girl vomited and went to lie down where Marino allegedly rapes her, the prosecutor added.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Puked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puked. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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