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
Megan couldn't choke down a single sip of the chicken smoothie and almost puked in the sink after trying it.
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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
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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Some of the soldiers vomited, and others experienced weakness in their legs when exiting the Ajax vehicles, Britain's The Times reported.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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Katy Puig vomited a gush of seawater as a boater hoisted her unconscious body out of the water, fighting the current to get her to a yacht that had come to the rescue before first responders arrived in a flotilla.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Puked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puked. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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