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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Cartman starts laughing so hard that he projectile vomits all over Thiel.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025 -
That horrible mistake reveals itself several scenes later when Katie projectile vomits into her windshield.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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But sometimes Test cricket throws up something so utterly gripping, unrivalled in sports.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Spits up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spits%20up. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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