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 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 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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  • The pulses are designed to normalize the nerve messaging from the brain to the stomach to relieve symptoms of nausea and vomiting without side effects.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • But Zealand touted that fewer people taking the drug vomited than those in the placebo group.
    Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 13 June 2026
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  • Fans threw up their hands in frustration, shook their fists — some even screamed in Spanish for their coach to be fired.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
  • Walton Goggins throws up a peace sign en route to film at Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
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  • Or other words that have been hurled at him.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
  • Jets and winds from black holes are textbook physics, and scientists have observed many supermassive black holes hurling them into space.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 16 June 2026

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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