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 Cut to Lestat’s head in a toilet bowl in a motel bathroom with blood spewed all over the walls. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 8 June 2026 The lava had spewed out from a distant volcano, leaving a large, almost flat area from the foot of the mountains to the river. —

Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026 Following the 2021 oil spill when a pipe ruptured and spewed oil off Huntington Beach, Foley said the responsible company set up a claims form where people could go online, fill out the claims and submit the documentation and proof of receipts. —

Victoria Le, Oc Register, 29 May 2026 This has already been evidenced by previous environmental disasters, such as the decades of lead contaminants that spewed from the Exide battery plant in Vernon, or toxic dust and explosions from the Atlas Metals recycling plant in Watts. —

Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026 In that time, officials estimate that 2,400 gallons spewed from the 16-inch pipeline that runs from Kern County to the Port of Long Beach. —

Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 May 2026 Soviet authorities did not immediately reveal the scope of what became known as the world's worst nuclear disaster, which spewed a cloud of radiation over what is now Ukraine and Belarus, and caused alarm across Europe. —

ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 The accident contaminated nearby areas and spewed radiation across Europe. —

Vladimir Isachenkov, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026 The company later became known for environmental damage, most notably for causing one of the worst oil spills in history when its supertanker, the Exxon Valdez, spewed millions of gallons of crude oil off Alaska that blackened shorelines and killed marine life. —

Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

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Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a fairway metal to get within four feet for eagle on the par-five 16th for an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot lead.

— Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
Clark had a collection of par saves around the turn as Scottie Scheffler was making a move and poured it on with a 3-wood to 4 feet for eagle on the par-5 16th, leading to an even-par 70 that gave him a six-shot edge going into the final round.

— Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026