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Recent Examples of spit up
Krasheninnikova first began spilling lava and spitting up ash on the morning of August 3 2025, according to reports from the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Common at-home methods to help spit up a stone include swishing with a saltwater solution and coughing deeply.4
Why do tonsil stones smell so bad?
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
What will actually happen is that little Sean will spit up all over your new suit — moments before the big job interview.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
Deer, like cows, spit up their food multiple times per day, re-chew it and swallow again.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 26 May 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Common at-home methods to help spit up a stone include swishing with a saltwater solution and coughing deeply.4
Why do tonsil stones smell so bad?
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025
What will actually happen is that little Sean will spit up all over your new suit — moments before the big job interview.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
Deer, like cows, spit up their food multiple times per day, re-chew it and swallow again.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
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Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Lopman’s son Ruben was suffering from severe dehydration from rotavirus, one of the most common causes of diarrhea and vomiting in babies and children.—
Lauren Dunn,
NBC news,
15 Apr. 2026
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Pictures of the outing show Wilson throwing up a peace sign next to Batula, who kept a low profile in sunglasses and what appears to be a scarf wrapped around her head while inside the establishment.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Apr. 2026
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Karácsony is one of those decent, upstanding politicians which degraded systems sometimes throw up unexpectedly.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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The New York Islanders are facing questions about a jumbotron promotion urging hockey fans to donate to a former New York City police sergeant who was recently convicted of manslaughter for hurling a cooler of ice at a man fleeing arrest.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, a man hurled a Molotov cocktail at the gate in front of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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