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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Verb
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The large brick building that once housed Dubuque Star Brewing, opened by the Rhomberg family in 1899, has endured 40-plus years since the brewery’s closure and still carries the company’s banner, now housing local businesses, a beer museum and a restaurant that pours two original recipes.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025 -
In seconds, out pours the perfect cup of joe.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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That horrible mistake reveals itself several scenes later when Katie projectile vomits into her windshield.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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The first crazy thing that happens to the movie Smurls is when a kitchen chandelier almost falls on them, though the most visceral is when oldest sister Dawn Smurl (Beau Gadsdon) suddenly vomits up pieces of glass, leaving the sink and her face a bloody mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vogue’s associate shopping director Talia Abbas gushes, highlighting the stunning colorways.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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Colette, Culpo gushes, is also a fan of the changing table.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Journalism that rushes toward the most interesting and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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Journalism that rushes toward the most interesVng and important stories, regardless of their unpopularity.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
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During the closing Neilah service after night has fallen, the practice concludes with the cries of the Shema prayer before the congregation erupts into song and dance.—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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When the volcano erupts, Mario and Dani have to navigate its danger and their sentiments for each other.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Jupiter’s gravitational pull also hurls enormous rocks around within the asteroid belt.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Trump has repeatedly targeted Schiff and routinely hurls insults at the lawmaker, who was a central figure in his first impeachment.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since the reward switched between spouts, the mice had to adjust their strategy to get it right.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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There are also some rubber and silicone bath spouts that can be washed in the dishwasher.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Spews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spews. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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