SPEWS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of spew

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force water spewing violently from the broken pipe

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as in ejects

to violently throw out or off (something from within) a volcano spewing out lava

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as in vomits

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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spews

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noun

plural of spew

as in gushes

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The guidance cuts come as Flutter pours hundreds of millions of dollars into capturing a bigger share of the online gaming and event contract markets.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Light pours through the windows and settles into every corner, bathing the bakery in the most ethereal glow.

— Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pours

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More than anything, the problem lies in the execution — as an absolutely catastrophic event effectively ejects Coulter and Fetters’ main character from his own story and into the abyss of early 2000s political turmoil.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026

Definition of ejects

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On the night of the reprieve, Owen, cut loose for the evening by his girlfriend, who wants to canoodle with a neighbor, vomits in the vicinity of Allie’s high heels, in what might be called a meet-boot.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Moments later, Owen vomits in front of her after eating his and Malika’s meals at dinner.

— Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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Video posted shows chunks of concrete falling into the water and a stretch of the road disappeared as water gushes between it.

— Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 17 Aug. 2026
On and around the dry lake bed, water gushes from wells into ditches to fields of tomatoes, cotton, almonds, grapes and other crops.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

Definition of gushes

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As the industry rushes to try to understand how to capitalize on that momentum, Parsons is already looking ahead.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
At 6-3, 255 pounds, Howell was one of several top pass rushers in the draft who was dinged for arm length but is already impressing with varied rushes through the first two weeks.

— PJ Green September 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

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During surveillance, Joe recognizes one of the men involved in her abduction, setting off an operation that erupts into a deadly restaurant shootout.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
More news Another battery fire erupts at Moss Landing in Northern California, where some units are still charged.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of erupts

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Former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hurls a deep ball toward Jefferson in double coverage, and McCardell stops the play.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The mathematical problem concerns the Navier-Stokes equations, which govern the flow of fluids—from the whirlpool circling your bathtub’s drain to the turbulent winds El Niño hurls across the North American continent.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

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