as in to vomit
to discharge (something) previously consumed
The mother dog regurgitates her food to feed her puppies.
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Recent Examples of regurgitate
Democrats have backed Chris Kluwe, a former NFL punter and political neophyte who largely regurgitates progressive talking points on everything from healthcare to taxation.
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Poor expanded business journalism from its tendency to simply regurgitate facts and figures of products for sale by requiring the railroads to provide financial statements to his publication.
—Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
The New York Times filed a lawsuit in 2023 claiming OpenAI used millions of its articles without permission and that its large language model ChatGPT was in some cases regurgitating entire Times articles, potentially striking a blow to OpenAI’s fair use argument.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
If the story sounds like a lot, the animation style gives no relief, with its psychedelic and vulgar sci-fi sequences that see characters relentlessly mutilated, consumed, and regurgitated.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
Poor expanded business journalism from its tendency to simply regurgitate facts and figures of products for sale by requiring the railroads to provide financial statements to his publication.
—Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
The New York Times filed a lawsuit in 2023 claiming OpenAI used millions of its articles without permission and that its large language model ChatGPT was in some cases regurgitating entire Times articles, potentially striking a blow to OpenAI’s fair use argument.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
If the story sounds like a lot, the animation style gives no relief, with its psychedelic and vulgar sci-fi sequences that see characters relentlessly mutilated, consumed, and regurgitated.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regurgitate
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Yet to have one lobbed at me intramurally, and by a good buddy like Joshua Messing, made my gut feel as though it were packed with wet sand, too heavy even to vomit.—
Chang-rae Lee,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2026
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When needed, the liquid is expelled through a pair of small structures near the head (oral papillae) in two rapid jets.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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What drives an eruption to switch from expelling oozing lava to blasting ash and rock into the sky?—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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During another act of vandalism, the suspects hurled an egg at a home, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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The mega-tsunami wreaked havoc across the landscape, stripping forests down to bare rock, ripping trees out by their roots and hurling boulders.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Victor Wembanyama reacts after he was ejected for a flagrant foul during the first half of Game 4 in Minneapolis, Sunday, May 10, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves are tied 2-2, and everyone will be watching to see how Victor Wembanyama responds after being ejected in the second quarter of Game 4.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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Musk amended that proposal in a second filing this month, saying instead that any funds disgorged from OpenAI and its executives should go to OpenAI’s charitable arm.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Road closures have been seizing the country’s leafy capital, as vans disgorge military style kit bags and American personnel to match at top hotels.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Regurgitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regurgitate. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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