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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Everyone strives for that state and pours their love into it.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Bathed in natural light that pours in from the ceiling, the open space, accented with a swooping chalk white spiral staircase, is filled with design trophies by the likes of Le Corbusier and Alvar and Aino Aalto.—
Catherine Hong,
Architectural Digest,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Cartman starts laughing so hard that he projectile vomits all over Thiel.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Oct. 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
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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The third-year running back was in the midst of a quiet season, getting just three rushes for six yards across three games.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Like all sugar rushes, the high fades fast and you’re left with a stomachache.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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These outbursts send radiation and charged particles hurling into space and can disrupt communications on Earth if the flare erupts from an Earth-facing sunspot.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The volcano is located on the eastern coast of Sicily and erupts almost continuously, according to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Captives of a human trafficking ring, their fight for survival turns even more desperate when a violent storm hurls their container into the ocean.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The collision hurls Keevik toward me, nearly tossing me into the water.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The old irrigation system was updated with spouts in each garden bed.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sure enough, upon arriving, Phelps noticed spouts of water rising from the sea.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Spews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spews. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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