spit up

Definition of spit upnext
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for spit up
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  • During the first couple of months, people may feel the urge to vomit, nausea in the morning and abdominal discomfort.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Whichever predator was involved, Henrici notes that the regurgitalite confirms that one of these animals snacked broadly on the smaller critters around it and could vomit up indigestible material, much as modern owls and Komodo dragons do today.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
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  • Later, the game is paused after a player from visitors Buxton throws up on the pitch, with sand used to cover the affected area.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Popular talk show host Colin Cowherd, who is paid to have opinions, threw up his arms recently on the topic and said his only suggestion was for Silver to channel his more-confrontational predecessor David Stern and yell at losing teams.
    David K. Li, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
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  • Curlers need an intense training regimen, dedicated to sustaining them through short bursts of cardiovascular exercise (sweeping) and keeping their legs flexible and strong to support the deep lunge position adopted when hurling the stone.
    Julia Frankel, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Nina sort of hurls the question of authenticity back to the foreign tastemakers hot on her heels.
    Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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