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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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noun (2)

spit

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verb

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Recent Examples of spit
Noun
The steep drive down from Gharb reveals panoramic vistas dominated by the almighty Fungus Rock, a huge spit of land jutting out of Dwerja Bay, which is usually dotted with yachts and snorkelers. AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 2025 Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Former Houston Dynamo midfielder Hector Herrera was suspended three games in November 2024 for spitting in the direction of a referee during a regular-season match. Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 Denver Broncos linebacker Bill Romanowski was fined $7,500 for spitting in the face of San Francisco 49ers receiver JJ Stokes in 1997. Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit
Verb
  • But her athletic triumph was tragically dampened by years of abuse at the hands of her husband and coach Jim Martin, who in 2010 attempted to murder her, stabbing her many times, slicing the flesh off the bone from her leg, and shooting her.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Harrison stabs Prater with the needle and knocks the billionaire out.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fatal knife wound pierced Martin's sternum before going into his heart.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hospitals overflowing with patients ripped by shrapnel and pierced by bullets.
    Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That distinction can also determine if insurance plans get to pick the company that does the external review.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But instead, Tuchel picked a hungry, in-form squad and the players rewarded him by playing like this.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That moment punctured the membrane between past and present for me.
    Michael Jerome Plunkett September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Part art, part wishful history, and part showmanship that only careful materials science could puncture.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a city of 20 million people, where most sidewalks are dilapidated, getting stuck in slow-moving traffic can sound as loud as a rock concert.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Caribbean Club This dive bar in Key Largo is stuck in the 1960s in the best way possible.
    Teaghan Skulszki, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Indian bucks would climb upon the rats’ huge nests — piles of sticks and rubbish as much as 10 feet high — and jab with long poles till the rats ran out.
    Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Choose cloth that is dense enough to prevent the birds from pecking for seeds.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Some, snubbed by their companions, stomp off in a huff or peck adjacent fans instead, while youthful pairs looking to lock lips are thwarted by chaperoning adults.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025

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“Spit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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