spewed

past tense of spew

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spewed Back in August, a massive leak in El Reno, Oklahoma spewed close to four million gallons of local water into the ground, forcing the city into an unofficial stand-still. Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026 As Kimbrel got set to face Marlins first baseman Kyle Stowers, the right-hander crouched near the mound as liquid spewed from his mouth before the broadcast camera cut away. Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Earth’s moon—which also has the advantage of being 50 percent larger than Pluto and of having volcanoes that once spewed actual lava instead of mere water—fully deserves planethood by these very same metrics. Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewed
Verb
  • About 250 pages of Caltrans records obtained by Abridged under the California Public Records Act revealed multiple instances in which unapproved concrete was poured, some of which required crews to tear it up and start over.
    Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Chaos erupted in the backfield on nearly every clear passing down for Mayfield, none larger than the final sack-fumble of the day by Mafe.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The exchange is the latest chapter in a public disagreement that erupted after Clancy's trial, when Reddington publicly criticized the lone holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict on murder charges.
    Brittany Miller , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The next day, Djokovic vomited on the court during the fifth set and lost.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Montana captain Peyton Wing was ejected for targeting following a hit on Atkinson early in the second quarter.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • One passenger was fully ejected from the bus and another was partially ejected, police said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Similarly, in May of last year, Angel Reese claimed that Fever fans hurled racist comments her way during a game.
    Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Dust and rocky soil were hurled away at a higher angle than expected, according to Mark Robinson, chief scientist for the LRO’s cameras who works at Intuitive Machines.
    Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The school board voted unanimously to allow the students to withdraw rather than be expelled from the school.
    Darius Johnson, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Washington’s bets include $414 million in financing for a uranium project in Niger — a country that expelled all US forces two years ago — and hundreds of millions for digital infrastructure providers.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Yet both, in respective SEC openers, could use a win more than ever after the carousel spit them out into disaster relief.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The great Wiest, clad in leopard print and lipstick, slurs and spits her lines.
    Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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“Spewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spewed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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