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plural of spit
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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spits

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noun (2)

plural of spit

spits

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verb

present tense third-person singular of spit

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Recent Examples of spits
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
The result is an illusion of depth that ultimately spits out the exact same generic, corner-cutting structure. New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The verifier performs some calculations on the outputs of the original AI model, and spits out a high certainty score that this model is GPT-OSS-120B, which is exactly correct. Billy Perrigo, Time, 17 Aug. 2026 That shift matters because judgment, not technical execution, is becoming what separates a good analyst from a tool that just spits out answers. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The most forceful argument to this end comes during a sequence in Hades, when Sinon (Elliot Page, giving the film’s best performance) essentially spits on Odysseus’s ethical and narrative framework for the world. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026 Lowry, in the meantime, would embark on a two-decade career in a league that spits out frauds on the regular. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 8 July 2026 This week, Tyla gets in her feelings, Tierra Whack spits bars on a spritely beat, and Kelela slows it down on a lover’s lament that dates back to her debut album. Rolling Stone, 19 June 2026 In testing with an RTX 5090, DiffusionGemma spits out around 700 tokens per second. ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 Spader’s character spits out a reprimand. Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spits
Noun
  • For Michigan, the forecast is essentially divided up between the two peninsulas, but the throughline appears to be milder temperatures and below-average snowfall.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Permafrost changes underway in 2026 The Seward and Baldwin peninsulas in northwestern Alaska are hot spots for lakes suddenly draining.
    Anna Liljedahl, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Lux is drawn back to the old pictures and voice notes on his phone, while Mille stares at the WhatsApp chat with her sister as if waiting for a response.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Beloved Pets Ofrenda had nearly 2,000 pictures of pets on display last year, Barreiro says.
    Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But before Bane can finish him off, Batman stabs a Batarang into a little knob on Bane’s wrist gauntlet, the one that controls his intake of Venom.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • When Little Death stabs into their victim, there’s a geyser of blood, way more than could fit inside a human body.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Brown minidresses, rompers, and capes can feel sultry with black accessories, or playfully retro with all white.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And for holiday, Browne updated his black tie offerings with new dresses, capes and sport coats.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • For 40 years, the duo has influenced the visual language of contemporary fashion creating images that explore beauty, identity and the human condition via editorial, advertising, portraiture and artistic work.
    Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • If a cruise ship conjures images of crowded eateries and long lines, Seabourn is just the opposite.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Christmas tree pins have a tiered configuration that compresses rather than pierces the ground (a win for modern synthetic or Mondo tracks).
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • An ice sculpture of a heart includes a tube through the ice arrow that pierces the heart.
    Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • Seattle came back to score 13 unanswered points and win the game 13-10.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In another debut for the competition, Cesc Fabregas’ Como host RB Leipzig on Thursday, following a strong start to the season with seven points from three Serie A matches.
    Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • His soccer passion, engineering background and executive skills helped guide the twins through the recruiting process.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But soaps demand evil twins, hence the Sybok of La’an’s imagination.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Spits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spits. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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