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
To survive, vampire bats practice reciprocal altruism, sharing regurgitated blood with starving roost-mates—a rare and complex social behavior in the animal kingdom.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jagt said the cluster contains at least two species of lily combined in a round lump, which is likely the indigestible parts of the lilies that were regurgitated by an animal that ate the plants.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
These new bots swarm websites not to catalog content but to feed that content to AI, a technology that threatens to replace search as the default means of online discovery (and does so by digesting and regurgitating the content in a monstrous, unciteable form).
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
These sea lilies had likely been eaten by an animal—possibly some type of fish—that subsequently regurgitated the indigestible parts.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Related article Fossilized poop reveals secrets of how dinosaurs came to dominate Earth
Jagt said the cluster contains at least two species of lily combined in a round lump, which is likely the indigestible parts of the lilies that were regurgitated by an animal that ate the plants.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025
These new bots swarm websites not to catalog content but to feed that content to AI, a technology that threatens to replace search as the default means of online discovery (and does so by digesting and regurgitating the content in a monstrous, unciteable form).
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
These sea lilies had likely been eaten by an animal—possibly some type of fish—that subsequently regurgitated the indigestible parts.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regurgitate
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Chaos ensues when Fred Armisen's auctioneer unveils the painting, prompting everyone else in the room to shout, vomit, and self-harm, including Samberg's then-castmates Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The caption explained that Reggie did get sick later that night and vomited next to the bed, which was conveniently on the side where his owner sleeps.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Related article Magic society launches hunt for first female member, expelled for posing as a man Lloyd passed the entrance exam, which required her to perform tricks in front of members of the society, and started as an apprentice before becoming a full member in March 1991.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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This chemical reaction would be able to expel a meteorite's shock evidence into space.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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President Trump frequently hurled insults at Bezos during his firm term in the White House, largely because of the Amazon founder’s ownership of the Washington Post.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, in the game, the steakhouse fire begins when a lantern falls over, whereas in the show, Ellie hurls a piece of firewood at David, which then ignites the building's curtains.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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No real violence occurred during the entirely unnecessary affair, nor was anyone ejected.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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Greinke was ejected after four pitches on July 7 at Houston, threw three innings the next day in the final game of the first half and then five innings to open the second half on July 13 against Pittsburgh.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Chinese appear to be disgorging themselves of their vast stash of treasuries.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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There were only three working business establishments, all of them taverns that loudly disgorged their patrons at 2 a.m.—
Murr Brewster,
Christian Science Monitor,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Regurgitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regurgitate. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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