1
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
Unfortunately, the garbage that RFK spewed during his time as a private sector anti-vaccine crusader and is now trying to make government policy has had vaccine skepticism growing nationwide, with deadly consequences.
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Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Fluids like crude oil spewed out of the well near the Weld County community.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the garbage that RFK spewed during his time as a private sector anti-vaccine crusader and is now trying to make government policy as the nation’s top public health official has had vaccine skepticism growing nationwide, with deadly consequences.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
However, until now no one had quantified the effects of plasma and electrons spewed out by activity on stars.
—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
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
Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
Fluids like crude oil spewed out of the well near the Weld County community.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Unfortunately, the garbage that RFK spewed during his time as a private sector anti-vaccine crusader and is now trying to make government policy as the nation’s top public health official has had vaccine skepticism growing nationwide, with deadly consequences.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
However, until now no one had quantified the effects of plasma and electrons spewed out by activity on stars.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewed
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Hanwha bought the Philadelphia shipyard in 2024 for $100 million, then poured in another $100 million and tasked David Kim, a Korean American born in Texas, to bring the yard into the 21st century.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Relax by the grand fireplace overlooking the mountainside as you’re delivered triers of sweet pastries and chocolate treats, savory salmon toasts, lobster rolls, and more while Artisanal high chocolate is poured over fluffy cotton candy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Arlington Grace Prep Lions erupted for five runs in the bottom of the first inning, cruising to a 9-2 victory over New Braunfels Allegiance in a non-district high school baseball contest Friday at the campus of Colleyville Covenant Christian.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Mar. 2026
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The now monthlong war erupted after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, which retaliated with strikes against Israel and neighboring gulf Arab states.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
28 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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Child injured in shooting Police said a bullet struck the child in his right leg, and he was rushed to a nearby hospital.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Medics rushed the child to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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According to state police, the Nissan, driven by a 60-year-old woman from Plainville, collided with the Yamaha, causing the operator to be ejected from the motorcycle.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
26 Mar. 2026
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The flow around the spacecraft erodes the surface, and particles get ejected as a constant stream.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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The impact severed the cockpit, and hurled a flight attendant -- still secured to her seat -- far from the crash site, her daughter told a Canadian TV station.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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The impact severed the cockpit, and hurled a flight attendant — still secured to her seat — far from the crash site, her daughter told a Canadian TV station.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Gel deodorant is expelled through holes in the applicator.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Rogue planets—many of which have already been detected drifting through space—are thought to have been expelled from their original systems through gravitational interactions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Because who wouldn’t want to join a religion seemingly spitting out beautiful women?—
Elizabeth Gulino,
Allure,
26 Mar. 2026
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The machine will then spit out a roll of one-dollar bills corresponding with the selection, wrapped in a one-sheet sales pitch.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spewed. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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