puked

past tense of puke
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 Earlier this year, Tampa Bay right-hander Jonathan Heasley puked on the mound in his lone appearance of the 2026 campaign. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Iverson sacrificed his pint-sized body daily; McNabb puked in a Super Bowl huddle. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 One of them puked on the sidewalk, and Gould took their spots. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 July 2026 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. — 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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  • When the friend got sick and vomited, driver Vu Tran pulled over on the side of Route 73 in Orange County and all three got out of the car before Normandin-Parker was hit by traffic.
    — Hannah Fingerhut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • During the ride, Normandin-Parker's friend became sick and vomited in the car.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Puked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puked. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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