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Recent Examples of spit up
After the birth, Curtis became alarmed when her daughter spit up a bit of blood.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The baby was seen spitting up all over himself afterward.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Some babies developed symptoms such as spitting up and diarrhea after being forced to switch brands, researchers found.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
The nine-year veteran left Monday’s 27-9 playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings with a chest contusion that, after spitting up blood, required a trip to an Arizona hospital.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The baby was seen spitting up all over himself afterward.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Some babies developed symptoms such as spitting up and diarrhea after being forced to switch brands, researchers found.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
The nine-year veteran left Monday’s 27-9 playoff victory over the Minnesota Vikings with a chest contusion that, after spitting up blood, required a trip to an Arizona hospital.
—Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
Verb
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Tom Cruise recalled that all the actors who tried to perform in those fighter jets vomited their brains out.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Groups of patients that gradually increased dosage had lower rates of discontinuations and vomiting than those who did not.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Verb
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However, too much of anything is not a good thing, and excess cortisol can throw up a number of issues.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
24 June 2025
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The site was visibly blackened by the degree of rubble thrown up by the strikes.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
23 June 2025
Verb
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Sadly, Murphy believes, scrutiny hurled at the show’s Carolyn is eerily similar in to how the media and public treated Bessette-Kennedy.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
19 June 2025
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There were also reports of demonstrators hurling objects at police.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2025
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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