spewing

present participle of spew

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Recent Examples of spewing Microbes began chewing and spewing, transforming the chemistry of oceans and rocks. — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026 And that led to longer smog-spewing car commutes to city jobs. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 For his final marathon in Sicily, Manson ran as Mount Etna was erupting and spewing lava. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 In the show, the crew encounters a white hole spewing time and space into the universe, and the only way to close it is for Lister to play space pool, sinking a planet into the interdimensional fissure via an over-elaborate trick shot. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026 One high-energy neutrino came from a blazar – a supermassive black hole sucking in matter from its host galaxy and spewing some of it into a jet thousands of light-years long and pointed straight at Earth. — Tyce Deyoung, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 The machine can continue spewing currency until it is emptied or the operation is interrupted, according to Treasury. — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 And yet the borders tell a grittier story, with smokestacks and warehouses and, just 2 miles away, refinery flames and black smoke spewing from the Suncor Energy complex. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026 But her worries subsided on the day of, after seeing Hunnam rigged up and spewing. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewing
Verb
  • Lebanese tape culture was a one-way mirror, reflecting the cultural imports pouring in while nothing produced at home was allowed to leave.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Fresh data seen by CNBC shows sovereign wealth funds are pouring billions back into China, with investment surging 190% from 2025.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Video of the service captures screams erupting inside the church as worshippers ran to his side and called for help.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The spacecraft also discovered icy plumes of water erupting from Saturn's moon Enceladus, revealing new clues into that moon's subsurface ocean of liquid water, complete with hydrothermal events like those found in Earth's oceans.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • On the surface, his new album Antione’s Son is the same old same old—airy melodies, drug talk, vomiting ad-libs—but punched up by suburban ennui and in-the-weeds romantic tales that makes the music feel refreshingly personal.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Robertson said that about two days later, her daughter started vomiting, developed a high fever, and had severe diarrhea.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • At each step in this chain, a portion of the electrons’ energy is siphoned off to pump protons across a membrane—Mitchell’s great insight—and the pressure of those protons rushing back through a molecular turbine is what makes ATP.
    — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After allowing four sacks and managing 33 rushing yards against the Bears, TCU ranks last in the Big 12 in rushing yards and sacks allowed.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Ziwig’s new Endotest makes diagnosis as easy as spitting into a tube.
    — Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Is this tobacco-spitting, plain-talking Jon Sumrall a coaching amalgamation of Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer?
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The men rushed on to the plain, setting more trees ablaze and hurling rocks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Rookie Robert Gasser got the start for the Brewers, hurling five shutout innings while allowing just three runs and striking out three.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Unscrewing its top reveals a small pin that can be used for punching holes, ejecting a SIM card, or simply as a toothpick.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The crash triggered an emergency response near Morro Bay, where the pilot was rescued after ejecting from the aircraft.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Florida reported expelling 466 public preschoolers, more than any other state.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • When basics — pinstripes, polka dots, gingham and army green — inflate and explode into palatial forms, expelling feathers and brocade.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Spewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spewing. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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