spews 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of spew
1
as in pours
to flow out in great quantities or with force water spewing violently from the broken pipe

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2
as in ejects
to violently throw out or off (something from within) a volcano spewing out lava

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3
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

2 of 2

noun

plural of spew
as in gushes

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  1. pours
  2. ejects
  3. vomits
  4. gushes
  5. rushes
  6. erupts
  7. hurls
  8. spouts
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  • Marc Andreessen, whose venture firm Andreessen Horowitz pours billions into defense tech firms, including Anduril, was named to the Pentagon's defense policy board this summer, alongside Thiel Capital's Blake Masters.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Draperies offer a visual divide, and natural sunlight pours through the windows to brighten the space.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of pours
Verb
  • 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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  • Back at the Apollyon, Nas vomits the same black, viscous substance again.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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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
Verb
  • By Saturday, high temperatures will plummet down to the low 80s and upper 70s degrees or lower across a majority of the Central Valley as a breeze rushes in and fall finally says hello.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of rushes
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  • Continue reading … -- POLITICS MUD SEASON — Michigan Senate debate erupts into personal attacks as El-Sayed and Rogers clash.
    — , FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • When Hanne, a staff member of a struggling animal rescue, unexpectedly becomes executor of a wealthy hunting family’s estate, a bitter battle over the inheritance erupts.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 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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Noun
  • Reattach & Run Water The last step is to reattach your showerhead and turn on the water to flush any remaining vinegar from the spouts.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2026
  • From flash flooding to water spouts turned tornadoes, August's weather has been particularly out-of-the-ordinary.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of spouts
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“Spews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spews. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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