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spits up

verb

present tense third-person singular of spit up

as in vomits

to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up

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On the night of the reprieve, Owen, cut loose for the evening by his girlfriend, who wants to canoodle with a neighbor, vomits in the vicinity of Allie’s high heels, in what might be called a meet-boot.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Moments later, Owen vomits in front of her after eating his and Malika’s meals at dinner.

— Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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