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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Josh pours them drinks from a special vintage bottle.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Away from the city’s concrete and sounds, the scent of herbs drifts through the air and light pours in from the floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 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
Verb
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Shows were led by a sentient wad of meat, a talk-show host who vomits in front of guests, and a reality-TV star who never shows his face.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Absinthe-eyed, she projectile-vomits blunt observations and also oysters onto the heavies, overimbibing her way into her own grave once she’s inevitably discarded with a shot and shove down a stairwell (a barely-there John Magaro plays one of the gangsters).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One of the tenants testifying knows her from organizing and gushes at first sight.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
6 Apr. 2026
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The lefty gushes whenever presented the chance to talk about his employer.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Devils had two breakaways, along with a two-on-one, a three-on-one and a handful of other odd-man rushes.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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The penultimate episode rushes through its climax, but even that brief disappointment, in hindsight, feels like a choice meant to foreground what really matters.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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Teen takeover erupts in Georgia The move came as nationwide teen takeover events are spreading.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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At just 21 minutes, 52 seconds into the competition, the crowd erupts.—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Hathaway hurls herself into that punishing sequence with violent physical force and emotional rawness.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Which is why there’s actually something immensely satisfying about all the bad ideas that Margot (Barbie Ferreira) hurls herself at over the course of Faces of Death.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Clogged or Damaged Gutters and Drain Spouts Ice and snow can clog your gutters and drain spouts, causing water to overflow and create damage to your roof, siding, and landscape.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
16 Mar. 2026
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Try searching for your own micrometeorites by collecting particulates from roofs or drain spouts.—
Heather Barker,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Spews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spews. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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