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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And Josh, who pours his guilt into a publicity campaign to try and find his missing son.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Enthusiasm builds on announcement day, shares trade up, and money pours in.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 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
Noun
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In downtown Cheboygan, Michigan, water gushes over a dam, swirls violently around a pond and flows a mile and a half out to Lake Huron.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps that is what rushes in to fill the vacuum where Meursault’s morality ought to be.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Gunfire erupts at Minneapolis Catholic school.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Social media erupts with assumptions about psychiatric conditions.—
Victor Petreca,
Time,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The show streams the next day on Hulu.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The game streams on Paramount+, according to the USA Rugby website.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The generator spits out new images, or data pieces, in whatever format the project involves.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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ChatGPT spits out iterations of iterations and copies of copies until the information doesn’t make sense anymore.—
Joelle Renstrom
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Controversial figures, such as Andrew Tate, are offering them a lavish lifestyle that uses images of smoking cigars, sitting in private jets, and doing push ups.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Water-jets provide more efficient propulsion at speeds above 34 miles per hour, the analyst told Newsweek, compared with propellers, which are efficient between 23 and 34 miles per hour.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Spews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spews. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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