spewed

past tense of spew

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spewed That atmosphere spewed, in part, out of a simple change in tools. Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026 Brown water suddenly spewed from the equipment, shooting into her mouth and eyes. Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 From the central open-air firepit of the Great Porch, to the playful tile spewed throughout various common spaces and the 65 cabins and cottages, the design of Wildflower is exquisite. Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026 Its results spewed from a transactional firehose Tuesday morning. Dan Woike, New York Times, 2 July 2026 While France made a strong effort to reverse course in recent years, the European nation has spewed a cumulative total of about 40 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions throughout its history. Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026 That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class. Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 The warming comes from greenhouse gas pollution, which is spewed into the atmosphere whenever fossil fuels are burned. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 With a fire burning at a Boyle Heights cold storage warehouse for a seventh straight day, scrutiny is growing over the operator of the massive facility and what sparked the blaze that has spewed bad air across the region. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewed
Verb
  • By late July, four of seven new towers were already standing; the machinery for the highway-side terminal was complete; the village terminal foundations were poured; and the new cabins had arrived.
    David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • In May 2021, Ceuta experienced a similar, sudden influx when more than 8,000 migrants poured in over just two days.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Earlier Monday, some residents returned to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sleep was beginning to finally visit the insomniacs and drunkards of T—in central Manila when a commotion louder than the usual domestic squabbles erupted from the room above Mang Calixto’s bakery.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Rainwater rushed into Filament Theatre in the Portage Park neighborhood on Monday as severe storms pounded the Chicago area.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • But this time around, Mohn, who was with a friend when the medical emergency unfolded, was rushed to the hospital.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The pilot safely ejected and is in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • It has not been confirmed whether the pilot was auto-ejected.
    Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • While the violent mobs who hurled stones at marchers in 1966 are long gone, civil rights advocates say their demands remained strikingly familiar and that the threat to democracy has not disappeared.
    Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Resinous pine cones can also ignite and be hurled hundreds of meters by wind, helping fire spread.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • After coming into power, the Malian military junta expelled French forces from the country in 2022, citing protection of national sovereignty and a worsening security crisis.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • It was obtained by James Dale, who was expelled from the Boy Scouts in the early 1990s for being gay and later sued over discrimination.
    Jamie Stengle, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Unfortunately for Miami, Suarez, who has been on fire, is suspended for the next six Leagues Cups games for spitting at a Seattle Sounders staff member after the 2025 Final last August.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Greek culinary historian Mariana Kavroulaki pointed out that rather than making stews, characters in The Odyssey were mostly spit-roasting their proteins, though that’s something of an anachronism in the text.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

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