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as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spewing violently from the broken pipe
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as in erupted
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
a volcano spewing out lava
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as in vomited
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 spewed
However, until now no one had quantified the effects of plasma and electrons spewed out by activity on stars.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Social media videos showed people running into the streets as bright orange flames and smoke spewed into the sky.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
If only the campground owner who spewed at Edmund after that stay could see them now.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Thousands of barrels of crude oil, natural gas and fracking water, which contains chemicals and other substances, spewed from the well pad, officials said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Worshippers arriving for the day's first prayers found the damage and a smoldering fire that spewed black smoke across the entrance of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the town of Tell, near Nablus, and stained the ornate doorway.
—Aref Tufaha, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
The 27-nation bloc’s executive arm opened an investigation last month after Grok spewed nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Earlier research has suggested that pregnant women's exposure to air pollution more broadly, including smog spewed by vehicles, smoke stacks and lead, may be linked to the developmental disorder.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Firefighters worked to put out the fire, which video shows spewed heavy flames.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Social media videos showed people running into the streets as bright orange flames and smoke spewed into the sky.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
If only the campground owner who spewed at Edmund after that stay could see them now.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 25 Feb. 2026
Thousands of barrels of crude oil, natural gas and fracking water, which contains chemicals and other substances, spewed from the well pad, officials said.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026
Worshippers arriving for the day's first prayers found the damage and a smoldering fire that spewed black smoke across the entrance of the Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq Mosque in the town of Tell, near Nablus, and stained the ornate doorway.
—Aref Tufaha, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
The 27-nation bloc’s executive arm opened an investigation last month after Grok spewed nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images on the platform.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Earlier research has suggested that pregnant women's exposure to air pollution more broadly, including smog spewed by vehicles, smoke stacks and lead, may be linked to the developmental disorder.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Firefighters worked to put out the fire, which video shows spewed heavy flames.
—Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewed
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The calls to 911 poured in from staff at Camp East Montana in Texas, the nation’s largest ICE detention facility, at a rate of nearly one a day for five months, each its own tale of pain and despair.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the aftermath of the Pulse shootings, donations poured in from across the nation.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2026
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But when Inter Miami ran out from the locker room, fans erupted in cheers and applause.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Mar. 2026
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Jones-Wood remembers seeing local kids stay in line at a food truck as gunfire and a police vehicle chase erupted a few blocks away.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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After all, the other person almost eliminated first (Chrissy Hofbeck, who vomited earlier that day at the challenge) ended up making it all the way to day 39.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The girl vomited and went to lie down where Marino allegedly rapes her, the prosecutor added.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Evacuation orders on Thursday covering entire neighborhoods home to more than half a million people caused mass panic as people rushed to leave.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Earlier this season, UConn coach Geno Auriemma said Sarah Strong plays basketball as though she’s never rushed or sped up.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Kansas coach Bill Self was ejected from Tuesday’s game against Arizona State with his Jayhawks trailing late in the first half.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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Weston, who was also ejected from the Toyota during the crash, was taken to North Shore University Hospital in critical condition, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
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In a Premier League season where set-piece goals are regularly deciding games, the Italy Under-21 international has played a huge part in the renaissance with his long throw-ins, which have been hurled up to 45 yards.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The gust tore the vertical fin from the tail and hurled it into the left horizontal stabilizer, which broke off in turn.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Her 13-year-old son goes to the same high school as two of the suspects, who are in the process of being expelled.—
Eléonore Hughes,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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District administrators expelled a Birdville High School student Monday for posting a video on social media showing a Burleson Centennial basketball player’s face edited onto a scene from a show depicting slavery.—
Myah Taylor,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Scroll on for spitting-image rollneck sweaters up to $78 less than the original, as well as other styles inspired by the look.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
5 Mar. 2026
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The group ate pickles together (Burd, who hates pickles, put one in his mouth but couldn’t chew it and spit it out).—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Spewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spewed. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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