1
as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spewing violently from the broken pipe
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2
as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
a volcano spewing out lava
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3
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"I'm going to spew right here in the car if you don't pull over!" she wailed to her friend
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Recent Examples of spew
Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
The Italian Marco Materazzi was an agent provocateur, tossing out words about Zidane’s family like a grenade set to spew forth a red mist.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 2 Feb. 2026
The fire was placed under control at 10:30 a.m., but photos taken at the scene show fire erupting out of the building as smoke spews into the sky.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Now, Fontaine and his colleagues have reported that their soil samples continued to consume oxygen and spew carbon dioxide for six years.
—Siddhant Pusdekar, Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2026
The Italian Marco Materazzi was an agent provocateur, tossing out words about Zidane’s family like a grenade set to spew forth a red mist.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 31 May 2026
Noun
Playwright Yasmina Reza’s middle-class cast of four brew, and gleefully quaff, an amoral spew of modern age self-preoccupation.
—Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 2 Feb. 2026
The fire was placed under control at 10:30 a.m., but photos taken at the scene show fire erupting out of the building as smoke spews into the sky.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spew
Verb
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The grounds crew got the tarp down just before the rain started pouring a few minutes later.—
Sarah Spencer,
AJC.com,
14 June 2026
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Witte started Ritual Pour three years ago when JP Pfafflin, brewer at the famous Dovetail Brewery in Chicago, showed Witte Japanese pouring styles for beer.—
Em Sauter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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That's when LaPalme hit her in the face to prevent her from spitting again, a recording from the deputy's patrol camera showed.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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In some ways, DOGE acted as an expedited revolving door, giving the young engineers brief, chaotic experience across multiple government agencies, before spitting them back into the Valley, which is chock-full of investors itching to get in on government-adjacent technology.—
Margaux MacColl,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Verb
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The pulses are designed to normalize the nerve messaging from the brain to the stomach to relieve symptoms of nausea and vomiting without side effects.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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Geoff Howarth, a former New Zealand captain unused to such lavish fare, once vomited on the field shortly after a particularly leaden lunch.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Every song hits with the same indistinguishable gush of pleasant pixels.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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In the wake of his death, fans of the rock band rushed to buy and stream many of the group's most popular songs and bestselling albums.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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For the season, Hardy rushed for 1,647 yards and 16 touchdowns.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
Verb
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But when Julián Quiñones of Team Mexico scored the first goal of the tournament, the Fan Fest grounds erupted with cheers from the thousands of fans wearing green, red and white.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Midland police said the active shooter situation ended hours after the gunfire erupted in one part of the city before ending up near a veterinary hospital and other businesses.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Protests outside the gates have shown activists pummeling cars, impeding the exits and in some cases getting hurled out of the way after collisions with vehicles attempting to speed away from the violent activists.—
Eric Mack,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Glorious sculptures entangled in water spouts were erected across the city over the next century.—
Sophie Lindberg,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Hold the spout close to the clover to prevent any splashes on you or surrounding plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
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“Spew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spew. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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