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Recent Examples of spit up
Taylor Walls’ grounder was fielded by second baseman Marcus Semien and somehow Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero scored on a play that no doubt had Rangers’ manager Bruce Bochy spitting up on the bus ride back to the hotel.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Cleaning: Babies are notorious for spitting up and making messes.
—Cameron Leblanc, Parents, 5 June 2025
The parents alleged that the infant had been experiencing gastrointestinal issues, which included spit up and vomiting, since March 13.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Soon, there will be crying; there will be nursing and burping and spitting up and fussing and playing and giggles and bath time and trying to get this damn baby to sleep through the night.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
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Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Cleaning: Babies are notorious for spitting up and making messes.
—Cameron Leblanc, Parents, 5 June 2025
The parents alleged that the infant had been experiencing gastrointestinal issues, which included spit up and vomiting, since March 13.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
Soon, there will be crying; there will be nursing and burping and spitting up and fussing and playing and giggles and bath time and trying to get this damn baby to sleep through the night.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
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The 75-year-old ginkgo trees have been wafting the unpleasant smell into the air at the Northern California park, forcing residents to brave the stench that is comparable to vomit, The Sacramento Bee and SFGATE report.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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Makai was then breathing normally and laughing, but proceeded to throw up again, Rodriguez said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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As the story goes, Young threw up three separate times in his first workout.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
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On screen, Lawrence and Pattinson hurl nonstop insults at each other in loud bursts of verbal warfare, a striking contrast to the duo’s quieter working relationship.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
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Within minutes of arriving in Paris in 1903 and settling with Leo near Montparnasse, Stein hurled herself into the center of the thriving avant-garde art world.—
Daphne Merkin,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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