spewing

present participle of spew

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spewing 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 Almost two years after a massive battery fire in Monterey County displaced 1,200 people and smoldered for days, spewing toxic gas into the air, the same facility is burning again. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Michael and JoAnn, try to do the work before spewing Republican Party lies. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 Roma arrived at the World Trade Center while both towers stood defiantly tall, each pierced by Boeing 767s, bleeding with jet fuel and spewing smoke that promised to eventually bring them down. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spewing
Verb
  • Reactions are pouring in after news broke of the death of legendary NFL coach Mike Ditka, and one of the best came from Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • National Republican groups have been pouring money to prop up his campaign, but polls continue to show Talarico either tied with or ahead of Paxton in a state that has been dominated by Republicans for three decades.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Hunga caldera is thought to have collapsed even as the volcano was erupting.
    — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
  • However, this doesn't seem to be the case with the jets erupting from blazar 3C 345.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • That stood out to him clearly in his mind because hours later, his assistant, Brown, was vomiting violently out of the car window on the way back to the airport.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Chuba Hubbard provided the hammer on the ground for Carolina, rushing 20 times for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Quarterback Ashton Daniels led the way for the Seminoles against Virginia, rushing for 136 yards and a program-record five touchdowns while also completing 12 of 19 passes for another 183 yards.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Neutrons are unstable when they’re not bound in nuclei, spontaneously spitting out lighter particles in about 15 minutes to become the slightly lighter proton.
    — Cara Giovanetti, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, Schlittler delivered an all-time coming-of-age moment as a rookie in his postseason debut, hurling eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts against the Red Sox in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the Wild Card Series.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • But the ritual has increasingly gotten out of hand, culminating with someone hurling a chair into the crowd during the group’s performance last week in Charlotte, North Carolina, and reportedly sending one fan to the hospital.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Derek Gutierrez, a public affairs specialist with the 149th Fighter Wing, said the pilot received medical treatment after ejecting from the aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 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 11 Oct. 2026.

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