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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  • There was also a moment where her character vomits all over Bradley's face while dragging him from the water.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Legend has it that Jerry Rice’s weight routine was so intense that other players couldn’t make it through without vomiting.
    Shani Harmon, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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  • Leonsis, also, was rightly furious that his franchise player, who’d thrown up hand gestures during games over the years affiliated with gangs, was still doing it in 2020, when he was videotaped doing so while shirtless at his birthday party in New York City.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • While core plays in traditional energy will be part of the dialog and deal-making at the event, the exponential growth of India’s renewable energy sector is making waves of its own throwing up multiple business opportunities in a market that is already around $80 billion and growing.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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  • On TV, the challenges are kinetic and exciting, flashy spectacles where people hurl their bodies off massive obstacle courses into the churning ocean below.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Apparently, my father approached the people hurling the insults and asked them to stop.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026

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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.

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