as in vomiting
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the baby finished nursing and promptly spit up
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, HG involves severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Actually, Alma does suffer from ulcers, which cause her extraordinary stomach pain and vomiting at inconvenient moments, and cause viewers to wonder not if but when such clumsy symbolic traits will be trotted out in the future.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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Well, throwing up or seeing someone else throw up was my biggest fear, and my second biggest fear was surgery, and my third biggest fear was the hospital.—
Via Harvest Books,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Even the nutritional character of the soil could be altered because of the influx of sediment deposits and underground water contamination, throwing up other obstacles for cultivation later on.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Spitting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20up. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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