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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Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025 -
On Easter Day in 2019, a sweating and erratic Kay — who was allegedly vomiting and dancing with his shirt off — was taken home from the stadium and later hospitalized.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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This was the exact type of game that must leave USC fans throwing up their hands over Lincoln Riley.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The star running back admitted to throwing up several times during the game, which is roughly par for dudes at Lambeau Field.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Spitting up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spitting%20up. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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