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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
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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Katy Puig vomited a gush of seawater as a boater hoisted her unconscious body out of the water, fighting the current to get her to a yacht that had come to the rescue before first responders arrived in a flotilla.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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As the story goes, Young threw up three separate times in his first workout.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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This was the exact type of game that must leave USC fans throwing up their hands over Lincoln Riley.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Texas Tech’s football team was penalized twice for unsportsmanlike conduct because fans hurled tortillas during a 42-17 win over Kansas earlier this month.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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At one point, Jonah encourages Morgan to hurl eggs at a piece of art that dredges up painful memories.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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