Thesaurus results for SPIT UP

spit up

verb

Definition of spit up

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 The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 Gotta go see that Groff spit up close and personal. — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2025 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 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 See All Example Sentences for spit up

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And Sydney vomiting out the news of Carmy’s departure is definitely something.

— Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.

— Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Definition of vomit

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The implosion of Platner’s candidacy—first bit by bit and then all at once—has Democrats nationwide throwing up their hands in exasperation.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Landon Barker throws up a peace sign at Elie Tahari’s Fourth of July celebration in the Hamptons, New York, on July 3.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of throw up

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English soccer fans have earned a reputation for violent hooliganism, hurling plastic chairs and brawling their way across the piazzas and boulevards of Europe.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

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