as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the spit and image of his father
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as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Recent Examples of spit
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
On the southern tip of Lège-Cap-Ferret, about an hour’s drive west of Bordeaux, the spit that is home to Cap Ferret has earned titles as prestigious as the French Hamptons.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Some of that process comes through preset technical screens, while some of it is simply manually paging through charts one by one At times, this can be even more telling than having a program spit out names based solely on criteria.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 20 May 2026
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Noun
The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
On the southern tip of Lège-Cap-Ferret, about an hour’s drive west of Bordeaux, the spit that is home to Cap Ferret has earned titles as prestigious as the French Hamptons.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
Sure, radar can spit out some critical measurements, but mainly from higher up in a tornado, and even that ability is becoming harder as the current administration has imposed hefty budget cuts on NOAA and the National Weather Service.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Some of that process comes through preset technical screens, while some of it is simply manually paging through charts one by one At times, this can be even more telling than having a program spit out names based solely on criteria.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit
Noun
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Continue along the roads of the peninsula, winding through vineyards and pine forests, before heading to Pampelonne Beach for a delightful leisurely seaside lunch on its fine sand.—
Nick Scott,
Robb Report,
17 May 2026
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Some of these are really foreign policy related, where the president and President Xi both agreed that the goal on the Korean peninsula remains denuclearization.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
Noun
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According to Page Six, the piece was not constructed from the actual veil, but was a smaller replica that was created by Dolce & Gabbana and gifted to the couple to display in their home.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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There’s also a sand pit where children can dig up replicas of pygmy mammoth bones.—
Deborah Netburn,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Toothbrush holders collect saliva, water, and toothpaste, allowing bacteria to grow in the dampness.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
18 May 2026
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People typically become infected with the virus by inhaling microscopic particles from these rodents' urine, feces or saliva, according to Stanford Health.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Three people were stabbed on a Rhode Island beach Tuesday as hundreds of teenagers packed the area, forcing beachgoers to flee.—
Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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The family's dog then came to protect the family, and Vigneau allegedly stabbed the dog twice in the mouth area, prosecutors say.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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Black fabric gave the body of the dress an hourglass silhouette, and coordinated with an organza cape featuring the same floral motif.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Attach either side to the collar of a cardigan or light jacket to keep it casually draped over the shoulders for a chic cape effect.—
Kelsey Legg,
ABC News,
18 May 2026
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At the center of the image stood King Charles, 77, alongside 78-year-old wife Queen Camilla.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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That matters in a world where science is increasingly attacked and even images themselves are increasingly doubted.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Hicks can take advantage of the matchup and cash his home run prop at drool-inducing +700 odds.—
Josh Shepardson,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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His jowls had dragged ropes of drool.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gabrielle’s unflinching competence and dynamism belie acute sensitivity, and the actress allows hints of child-like hurt and hesitation to pierce the carapace.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Because errors constantly occurred and changes were frequently made to the code, Hamilton sometimes edited the printout by hand by sealing excess holes with clear tape or piercing missing ones in the paper tape with a sharp pencil.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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“Spit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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