SPEWED Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

spewed

verb

past tense of spew

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 Around 74,000 years ago, a caldera on what is now Sumatra emptied thousands of cubic kilometers of magma in about two weeks, roughly a thousand times more than Mount Pinatubo spewed out in 1991. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026 Early Tuesday morning, the volcano spewed lava that reached a height of about 300 meters (984 feet), triggering red alerts, evacuations, a highway’s closure, and the suspension of classes in three departments. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 The contamination was eventually tied to a smelter and factories that spewed lead dust for over a century. — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2026 Authorities evacuated more than 500 people last year after Fuego spewed gas and ash, with residents moved to shelters from communities near the crater. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 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

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Tributes poured in across the soccer world following the news.

— Uriel Blanco, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
But now, as the sun poured through the third-floor atrium of the Bloom Center, Riley couldn’t help but point out the symbolism of such an ambitious undertaking actually coming to life.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

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Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
After a 30-minute break during which all four pledges vomited, participants began a second round with another bottle of vodka.

— Perry Vandell, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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Flooding pours into Indiana homes and businesses Photos and videos out of Indiana show scenes of destruction as floodwater rushed into homes and businesses, leaving them in shambles.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Freeman decided to get up anyway, and the Dodgers' training staff rushed across the field to check on him.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

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Inside a packed event space at The Combine in Kansas City, amendment opponents immediately claimed victory and hurled chants after results came in Tuesday evening.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
The fashion genius who hurled anti-semitic slurs at strangers in 2011 will be honored at the next Met Gala.

— Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2026

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He had been expelled from Latitude last school year, authorities said.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
He was expelled from the Communist Party in the late 1950s for criticising the government’s economic policies – and purged again during Mao’s Cultural Revolution a decade later.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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An early version of the Orb, which looked like a miniature Death Star, spat out physical coins, like a slot machine, presumably to make the point about the quid pro quo to people who might not quite comprehend blockchain.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The team could use another forward as Luis Suarez is suspended for all six Leagues Cup games as the penalty for spitting on a Seattle Sounders official during last year’s tournament final.

— Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

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