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Recent Examples of retch
Hunched and retching over her slain father is Electridad (Melissa Lozada), writhing at onlookers and passersby.
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Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
And Kevin, curious, went for it right away—only to instantly pull a disgusted face, shake his head back and forth, and begin retching, as the woman behind the camera burst out laughing.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
The rare condition is called Boerhaave syndrome, defined as a life-threatening, spontaneous rupture of the esophagus typically caused by severe vomiting or retching.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
By giving each sister the opportunity to retch up years of resentments and jealousies and take up the frame while doing it, Sirens emphasizes how definitive their baggage is, and how festering their wounds, beneath those conventionally beautiful faces.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2025
The footage shows officers laughing and smiling once Smallwood starts retching, then throws up, the lawsuit notes.
—Julia Marnin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
The beat retched like Tin Man choking on his own silvery puke while Fraxiom called out NYU kids and threatened to pee on Zedd.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2025
By a weird coincidence, the young woman loudly retching in the next bed had, too.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Shortly afterward, he was seen retching in a field.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2025
And Kevin, curious, went for it right away—only to instantly pull a disgusted face, shake his head back and forth, and begin retching, as the woman behind the camera burst out laughing.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
The rare condition is called Boerhaave syndrome, defined as a life-threatening, spontaneous rupture of the esophagus typically caused by severe vomiting or retching.
—ArsTechnica, 27 June 2025
By giving each sister the opportunity to retch up years of resentments and jealousies and take up the frame while doing it, Sirens emphasizes how definitive their baggage is, and how festering their wounds, beneath those conventionally beautiful faces.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 May 2025
The footage shows officers laughing and smiling once Smallwood starts retching, then throws up, the lawsuit notes.
—Julia Marnin, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2025
The beat retched like Tin Man choking on his own silvery puke while Fraxiom called out NYU kids and threatened to pee on Zedd.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 5 Mar. 2025
By a weird coincidence, the young woman loudly retching in the next bed had, too.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Shortly afterward, he was seen retching in a field.
—Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retch
vomit
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Birth control pills are extremely effective when used correctly, but college life is filled with irregular schedules, late nights, road trip weekends and, for some people — vomiting.—
Jill Grimes,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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Max urinated and vomited on himself, went into cardiac arrest and ultimately, lost consciousness during his prolonged restraint.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Retch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retch. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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