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Recent Examples of spit up
Taylor Walls’ grounder was fielded by second baseman Marcus Semien and somehow Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero scored on a play that no doubt had Rangers’ manager Bruce Bochy spitting up on the bus ride back to the hotel.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Cleaning: Babies are notorious for spitting up and making messes.
—Cameron Leblanc, Parents, 5 June 2025
The parents alleged that the infant had been experiencing gastrointestinal issues, which included spit up and vomiting, since March 13.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Soon, there will be crying; there will be nursing and burping and spitting up and fussing and playing and giggles and bath time and trying to get this damn baby to sleep through the night.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Cleaning: Babies are notorious for spitting up and making messes.
—Cameron Leblanc, Parents, 5 June 2025
The parents alleged that the infant had been experiencing gastrointestinal issues, which included spit up and vomiting, since March 13.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Soon, there will be crying; there will be nursing and burping and spitting up and fussing and playing and giggles and bath time and trying to get this damn baby to sleep through the night.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
Verb
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One of the children was vomiting.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Daily beatings that left people in wheelchairs, with broken teeth, and vomiting blood.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hoover was rocked on the pass and threw up a prayer that McAlister somehow caught in traffic for a 30-yard gain.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Sep. 2025
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Neha Suresh Neha quickly threw up a basic website on Reddit, charging $10 a month.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Insults were hurled at McIlroy with such ferocity that his playing partner Shane Lowry had to be held back from going over the ropes to get at the fans.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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