as in peninsulas
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse
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as in pictures
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the spit and image of his father
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as in drools
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth
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as in stabs
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Recent Examples of spits
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Naked people are collared, bound, prodded, whipped, ridden like horses, roasted over spits.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Between archival footage and photos of Lennon and Ono, there are dozens of jarring, ugly visuals, seemingly generated by entering Ono and Lennon’s dialogue into a machine that spits out bizarrely literal interpretations of text.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Mariam’s daughter Nora (Gheed) eats cherries and spits out the pits.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
This week, Charli XCX ditches the dancefloor on a fuzzy rock song, J Balvin and Ryan Castro make their case for song of the summer with an aerobic track, and Little Simz spits atop a trap beat, once again solidifying her rap icon status.
—Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
Their earliest and biggest target has been Dax, a 32-year-old janitor-turned-rapper from Canada who spits overwrought motivational lyrics over rudimentary beats.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
In the same scene, a young girl pulls out her teeth, puts a dead woman's dentures in her bloody mouth, and spits onto a plate of food that other characters unknowingly eat.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Wally spits sunflower seed shells onto the brown sand.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
According to WaPo‘s sources, the system spits out precise location coordinates for missile strikes and prioritizes them by importance.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
The spits are tightly packed and constantly rotating, churning out 48 chickens every hour.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Denying that their output is propaganda & amplifying their messaging spits in the face of those murdered on Oct 7th & props up the Hamas terror regime that continues to punish its own people.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
Naked people are collared, bound, prodded, whipped, ridden like horses, roasted over spits.
—Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
Spader’s character spits out a reprimand.
—Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Between archival footage and photos of Lennon and Ono, there are dozens of jarring, ugly visuals, seemingly generated by entering Ono and Lennon’s dialogue into a machine that spits out bizarrely literal interpretations of text.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2026
Mariam’s daughter Nora (Gheed) eats cherries and spits out the pits.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
This week, Charli XCX ditches the dancefloor on a fuzzy rock song, J Balvin and Ryan Castro make their case for song of the summer with an aerobic track, and Little Simz spits atop a trap beat, once again solidifying her rap icon status.
—Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
Their earliest and biggest target has been Dax, a 32-year-old janitor-turned-rapper from Canada who spits overwrought motivational lyrics over rudimentary beats.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026
In the same scene, a young girl pulls out her teeth, puts a dead woman's dentures in her bloody mouth, and spits onto a plate of food that other characters unknowingly eat.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Wally spits sunflower seed shells onto the brown sand.
—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
According to WaPo‘s sources, the system spits out precise location coordinates for missile strikes and prioritizes them by importance.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spits
Noun
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Eddies downstream from peninsulas, brush tops, sunken trees, deep holes, and other current breaks are ideal.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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Among its wealth of offerings, this Midwestern state also boasts a slew of charming towns on its two peninsulas.—
Katy Spratte Joyce,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
Noun
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In comparison, the Jewel Changi Airport shopping mall has been truly embraced as a travel destination, with visitors flocking to its extremely Instagramable artificial waterfall to take pictures.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
28 May 2026
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But Hanna has gotten some great pictures, starting with that epic shot of closer Lucas Erceg in April.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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His right-hand man, Bishop, pulls an Iago on him and stabs him in the back by emptying his bullets.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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The shower curtain opens, revealing an old woman, who stabs and decapitates Mary.—
Therie Hendrey-Seabrook,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In comparison to her last two Cannes Film Festival appearances, Stone ditched her rule-bending voluminous capes and gowns, tapping into her inner office siren with a suit.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
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Their white coats hung like snow capes.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
1 June 2026
Verb
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And who the f--- pierces a 12 year old?—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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Lockwood’s music instills joy in listening, and such revitalized desire leaves your body freshly tender, sensitive to whatever pierces the ear.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 on Wednesday night.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Landry Shamet added 13 points off the bench, while Miles McBride scored seven points in 11 minutes.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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Both of the twins are set to graduate in May and June of this year.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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In addition to the older children, there is a 9-year-old daughter and twins of 5, who were 4 at the time.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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“Spits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spits. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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