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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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Officers called to the scene by angry neighbors encountered one teenager shaking uncontrollably and vomiting on the front lawn of the home, according to the report, which also noted that the teen was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for alcohol poisoning.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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During the first couple of months, people may feel the urge to vomit, nausea in the morning and abdominal discomfort.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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No one wants to be the guy who throws up on the hour-long media shuttle.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Can someone take care of Angie, who keeps throwing up?—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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The thought was that asking a few hundred athletes to hurl themselves up to 20 meters (65 feet) in the air, then try to land after completing somewhere between three and six spins and flips, would make for great viewing in person and on TV.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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While the region has fired off multiple powerful solar flares in rapid succession, most have failed to hurl significant amounts of solar material into space.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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