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Recent Examples of spit up
The sink gurgles like an infant, spitting up rusty water.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Gotta go see that Groff spit up close and personal.
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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.
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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.
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Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
13 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spit up
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
Verb
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And Sydney vomiting out the news of Carmy’s departure is definitely something.
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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.
Verb
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It’s played on a pitch that has already thrown up several surprises this summer.
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The script by Kevin Wade throws up hurdles of sexism and class snobbery, never sugarcoating how Tess’s male co-workers treat her like a blow-up doll.
Verb
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Whether your 9-to-5 job involves a rare combination of manual record keeping and precarious wilderness travel, or your idea of outdoor recreation includes journaling your day while remaining at the ready for whatever nature hurls at you, the all-new Pen-metheus equips you for it all.
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At its core, the hearing involved two former business partners hurling major accusations against one another.
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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