as in vomiting
to discharge (something) previously consumed
The mother dog regurgitates her food to feed her puppies.
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Recent Examples of regurgitating
One refined its wing muscles and song circuits to produce the sonic courtship ritual, the other boosting the visual and motor circuits for regurgitating and presenting food to a female.
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New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regurgitating
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Then, early in the morning of February 18, Chernyak began having seizures and vomiting in his bunk bed.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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Other more serious, though rare, risks include pancreatitis, gallbladder disease and potential kidney injury — particularly if severe dehydration occurs due to vomiting, the expert cautioned.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Brisbane, Australia — Australia is expelling the Iranian ambassador to Canberra after the country’s intelligence agency found that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2025
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Some protesters forced their way into the parliament complex by breaking through a barricade, a local official said, setting fire to an ambulance, hurling objects at riot police, and ferrying the injured to the hospital on motorcycles.—
Gopal Sharma,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Born in what is now Zimbabwe, Bland spent hours as a child hurling stones at telegraph poles.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The capacitor in the pressure washer can overheat and burst, potentially ejecting parts and posing a serious injury risk to the user or bystanders due to impact, according to the post.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Shemberger’s Hyundai Elantra was hit by the commuter train, ejecting his wife, who was in the backseat and fatally injuring his grandson, who was in the front passenger seat.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Regurgitating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regurgitating. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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