spewing

present participle of spew

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spewing Many existing data centers are using on-site power generation, including pollutant-spewing diesel generators, to bypass the grid entirely. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 Photos show lava and huge plumes of ash spewing nearly 4 miles into the air. CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The restaurant’s unfussy dining room is spiced with colorful murals, among them an ominous bathroom-door piece featuring a toilet spewing orange flames. Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 The three-wheelers are a far cry from the old-timers that only a year ago cruised the streets spewing clouds of black smoke. ABC News, 10 July 2026 Warehouses soon moved in to the area and have been spewing gases into the adjacent neighborhoods ever since. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 But the biggest beef to be had is in Sarnoski’s insistence to bludgeon us with pulverizing violence, which grows tiresome and repetitive in the carnage-spewing initial 30 minutes. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 June 2026 In videos posted to social media, fireworks can be seen spewing from the truck as a thick plume of black smoke spirals into the sky. Drew Pittock, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Methane has been seen spewing from comet 3I/ATLAS, marking the first time that the gas has been identified on an interstellar object. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewing
Verb
  • Jackson won the Republican nomination for governor after pouring more than $108 million of his own fortune into his campaign.
    Adam Beam, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Chief of Staff Mason (Jennifer Ehle) comes in particularly hot, pouring herself a coffee at breakneck speed.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Brian Osorio Zuluaga/Facebook The five men in the video slowly remove the baby then shout for a paramedic before erupting in a euphoric cheer.
    Duarte Dias, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Footage shared by the company showed massive flames and fireballs erupting from the facility.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When his parents brought him to an emergency room, his symptoms were vomiting, fatigue, lethargy, and weakness.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • May appeared intoxicated and was apparently vomiting, the report alleges.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The film’s poetic structure broaches such thorny topics without rushing toward easy resolution.
    Rafaela Bassili, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Vikings have been a below-average rushing team in each of O’Connell’s four seasons.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The team could use another forward as Luis Suarez is suspended for all six Leagues Cup games as the penalty for spitting on a Seattle Sounders official during last year’s tournament final.
    Michelle Kaufman August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Starship is designed to launch 60 Starlink V3 satellites at a time, spitting them out through a slit-like payload bay door like a giant PEZ candy dispenser.
    Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • After hurling six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over the Cardinals, Weathers expressed a willingness to pitch in relief.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Video from outside the arena shows counterprotesters shouting through megaphones, hurling slurs and attempting to rip XX-XY shirts from the hands of Cunningham’s supporters.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 2023, a Marine Corps pilot died after ejecting from his jet near the base.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Pay parity rules for staff and a ban on expelling students would go by the wayside, too.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But sometimes, some corals on a reef bleach while others don’t, and in other cases corals under heat stress die without expelling their algae.
    Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Spewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spewing. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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