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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Emirates offers luxury wines, Porter pours free Canadian beer and wine, and Fiji Airways serves creative cocktails featuring spirits distilled on those South Pacific islands.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026 -
The sunlight from the window pours onto her shoulders.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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Results published in Nature show that cells use bioelectricity to coordinate a complex collective behavior called extrusion, a vital process that ejects sick or struggling individual cells from tissue to maintain health and keep growth in check.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Jan. 2026
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There was also a moment where her character vomits all over Bradley's face while dragging him from the water.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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My cat vomits once every week or two.—
Jane Sykes,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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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
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Instead, researchers found that the upper pitches appear to form when air rushes through a narrow opening in the animal’s larynx, creating a tiny jet of turbulent air.—
Liz Neporent,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Courts are likely to strike down Section 301 tariffs on purely procedural grounds if the administration rushes them through without proper process.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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But in the late winter after the rains, the color green erupts here!—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
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But until this probable turmoil suddenly erupts to the surface of Russia’s closed society, a collapse still remains a Western hope, rather than a strategy.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Nina sort of hurls the question of authenticity back to the foreign tastemakers hot on her heels.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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The House of the Spirits is a family saga that charts the Trueba family through multiple generations, spanning violent social change and culminating in a crisis that hurls a tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
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Basement moisture can come from multiple sources, and inspectors often look closely at common entry points like grading, gutters, and down spouts that direct water toward the foundation.—
Allison Palmer
Updated February 19,
Kansas City Star,
19 Feb. 2026
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Harbor seals and otters bob in the waves, and, a little further offshore, whale spouts rise above the water.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Spews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spews. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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