1
as in pouring
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spewing violently from the broken pipe
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2
as in erupting
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
a volcano spewing out lava
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3
as in vomiting
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 spewing
His partner, Shane Lowry, was also spewing expletives back at fans commenting on his weight, while standing up for McIlroy, one of his best friends, as well.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Now, a team of researchers based in Germany has detected more complex organic molecules spewing from Enceladus’ geysers.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
In the 1700’s a factory smokestack in England was spewing smoking ashes onto a neighboring property.
—Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Sorry to that weird hanging plant with a tongue, the acid-spewing flies, and the creepy-crawly super-ticks, but that monster is the Eyeball.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
His phone rang nonstop with calls spewing Islamophobic slurs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Get too close to the smoke billowing out of the preseason hype machine, and you might get pelted by a gear or screw spewing from the engine.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The vacuum is equipped with a four-stage filtration system that locks in dust, dirt, and more debris to prevent them from spewing back out of the exhaust.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
On a macro scale, that effect has been well-documented by photographers, with aerial shots of waterways clogged with plastic, the scars on barren land from deforestation and countless smokestacks spewing pollution into the air.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Now, a team of researchers based in Germany has detected more complex organic molecules spewing from Enceladus’ geysers.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
In the 1700’s a factory smokestack in England was spewing smoking ashes onto a neighboring property.
—Christopher A. Combs, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Sorry to that weird hanging plant with a tongue, the acid-spewing flies, and the creepy-crawly super-ticks, but that monster is the Eyeball.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
His phone rang nonstop with calls spewing Islamophobic slurs.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Get too close to the smoke billowing out of the preseason hype machine, and you might get pelted by a gear or screw spewing from the engine.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The vacuum is equipped with a four-stage filtration system that locks in dust, dirt, and more debris to prevent them from spewing back out of the exhaust.
—Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
On a macro scale, that effect has been well-documented by photographers, with aerial shots of waterways clogged with plastic, the scars on barren land from deforestation and countless smokestacks spewing pollution into the air.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewing
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Morocco Anti-government protests fueled by anger over Morocco pouring money into preparations for the 2030 World Cup instead of public services have raged in the country for nearly a week.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Eyes raised to the sky, blood pouring down his face into a white towel being held beneath his chin, Quinton Brown let out a roar.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Super Bowl contender Bills did win handily in Week 2, but New York rebounded in Week 3 against the Buccaneers, erupting for a 21-point fourth quarter behind backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor to hold a lead entering the final minute of regulation.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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But instead of shattering plates, gunshots cut through the music and the celebration devolved into chaos — the latest instance of gun violence erupting at a seemingly safe place in the US.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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Rates of nausea and vomiting among those patients were 13% and 11% above placebo, respectively.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Scout stayed at the vet for observation, coughing and vomiting throughout the period, and had her vitals rechecked several hours later.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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The two have combined for 594 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns through the Hurricanes’ first four games.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Hubbard broke out in a major way last season, rushing for 1,195 yards in 2024 with 11 total touchdowns on the year.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bohumila gagged, spitting beer all over herself.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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As stated, the rules committee is starting to crack down on any sort of action that would be deemed as unsportsmanlike, and that was evident in Week 1 when Eagles star Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Fans of the United States team took to hurling personal insults and obscenities toward the European golfers as the Americans fell behind in the scoring.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Upon avoiding vehicles, the Honda skidded sideways between the first lane and the emergency lane, and rolled at least three times, ejecting the driver.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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The stars will all burn out; the corpses of these stars will radiate all their heat away and cool to absolute zero; the stellar remnants will gravitationally interact, ejecting the majority of objects into intergalactic space, while the few remaining black holes grow to enormous sizes.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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The name Jesus in Hebrew is Joshua—the name of Moses’s successor, who conquered the land of Israel in ancient times and set up an independent Jewish state, expelling and defeating his enemies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Fernández Noroña is also calling an emergency session Friday to propose expelling Moreno and the three other PRI lawmakers as a result of the scuffle, the New York Post reported.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Spewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spewing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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