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
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.
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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
Real number sets are all equally big infinities regardless of whether they’re arrayed in a line, scattered on a plane, or spewed across the vastness of 3D space.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
The volcano spewed so much lava that flows covered up to 80% of the floor of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, the USGS said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
In addition, volcanic eruptions could have spewed out sulfuric acid into the Martian atmosphere.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Black smoke spewed upward from coal stoves mounted atop one, newspaper reports said.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Early Sunday on the same sparsely populated peninsula, the Krasheninnikov volcano spewed white ash clouds into the sky for the first time in hundreds of years.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The sea, ever-churning just outside the beach house, but no longer busy being stared at by Conrad for hours on end, spewed forth an offering of fresh oysters with watermelon mignonette.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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
Real number sets are all equally big infinities regardless of whether they’re arrayed in a line, scattered on a plane, or spewed across the vastness of 3D space.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
The volcano spewed so much lava that flows covered up to 80% of the floor of the Halemaʻumaʻu crater, the USGS said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2025
In addition, volcanic eruptions could have spewed out sulfuric acid into the Martian atmosphere.
—Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Black smoke spewed upward from coal stoves mounted atop one, newspaper reports said.
—Robert Wyss, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Early Sunday on the same sparsely populated peninsula, the Krasheninnikov volcano spewed white ash clouds into the sky for the first time in hundreds of years.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The sea, ever-churning just outside the beach house, but no longer busy being stared at by Conrad for hours on end, spewed forth an offering of fresh oysters with watermelon mignonette.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewed
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Mixed reactions poured in on Wednesday at the local, state and federal levels in Michigan after officials said an ICE officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.—
Heath Kalb,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dray Thielker poured in 33 points and nine boards as Taunton edged Stoughton 64-61 in overtime.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, a wild, lengthy brawl erupted between the two bitter rivals, adding to this simmering feud.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Jaguars led 43-41 going into the final period but the Grizzlies erupted for a 16-0 run to open a 57-43 advantage with about 3 1/2 minutes left in regulation.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
24 Jan. 2026
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Tsvyk immediately felt nauseous and vomited on the floor after eating the dessert.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
16 Jan. 2026
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Quidone walked past a correction officer, looking sick, and again vomited into a dayroom trash bin before moving sluggishly back to his cell.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Graham was rushed to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Other contestants like figure skater Johnny Weir, Love Island UK alum Maura Higgins, and Survivor star Natalie Anderson rushed to Underwood's defense as Rapaport attempted to backtrack.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Jan. 2026
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Australia ejected the Iranian ambassador after arson attacks on a synagogue and Jewish restaurant were linked to the Iranian regime, but the Jewish community urged the government to do more.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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Officers at the scene told CBS News Texas the driver, who hasn't been identified, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Protesters hurled snowballs and explicit words at the agents.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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Even searches for ethnic slurs hurled at Danish people — language that has historically crept into the American lexicon to dehumanize wartime enemies — come up thin.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Jan. 2026
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Soon, Damsky was suspended, then expelled.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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In October, the ruling Communist Party expelled He Weidong, the other vice chair of the military commission, and replaced him with commission member Zhang Shengmin.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sucking them in and spitting them out all at once, like shadows flickering on the wall of the cave.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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With their sharp eyesight, surprising memory and talent for spitting water, archerfish (family Toxotidae) have forced scientists to rethink what intelligence looks like.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Spewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spewed. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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