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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Set the scene Natural light pours in through the skylight above the check-in desks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
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

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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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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

Definition of vomits

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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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Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Offensive player of the week Senior quarterback Ethan Gialo rushes for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries during Lakes’ 31-14 Northern Lake County Conference win over Round Lake.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

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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

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Fun comes naturally to the Avalanches, but, as all those rubbery boings and zaps and fizzing spouts of soda pop will attest, the group has never sounded quite this zany.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Cleaning guides routinely single out lid gaskets, spouts and straws as the hardest parts of a reusable bottle to keep hygienic, and a 2025 study of bottles used by medical students found coliform bacteria in nearly half of the samples tested.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

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