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spits
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In the same scene, a young girl pulls out her teeth, puts a dead woman's dentures in her bloody mouth, and spits onto a plate of food that other characters unknowingly eat.—
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USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Wally spits sunflower seed shells onto the brown sand.—
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14 Apr. 2026
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“Salivates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salivates. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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