spit up

Definition of spit upnext
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up

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Recent Examples of spit up Krasheninnikova first began spilling lava and spitting up ash on the morning of August 3 2025, according to reports from the Kamchatkan Volcanic Eruption Response Team. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 Common at-home methods to help spit up a stone include swishing with a saltwater solution and coughing deeply.4 Why do tonsil stones smell so bad? Mark Gurarie, Health, 4 Sep. 2025 What will actually happen is that little Sean will spit up all over your new suit — moments before the big job interview. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025 Deer, like cows, spit up their food multiple times per day, re-chew it and swallow again. Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for spit up
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  • Worrisome symptoms that warrant a call to a doctor include dizziness, ongoing diarrhea with a fever over 102 degrees and an inability to keep liquids down without vomiting.
    Erika Edwards, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Research shows that 81 percent of mountaineers experience nausea and/or vomiting as a result.
    Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
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  • The Wildcats notched the biggest lead of the night when Burries threw up a 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock with 22 seconds left that pushed the gap to 18.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Before the news was official, when it was reported only that Murray had been offered the job, Hurley threw up a note of caution, looking out for his guys, hoping to insure the right questions were being asked.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
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  • The Trueba family’s passions, struggles, and secrets span a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that hurls the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That decision was made Thursday, hours after TMZ published a video from early 2023, in which Paul could be seen putting her on-off boyfriend Dakota Mortensen in a headlock before hurling metal barstools at him.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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