as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
unaware that spittle was leaking out of his mouth while he slept
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So your favorite scenes then had to be the ones that hurt — the ones that restored the show’s natural order, one in which the smiles and laughter of the Meal Fit for a King scene curdled like, well, a Meal Fit for a King spiked with Shiv’s spittle.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
Seated in the front row, close enough to catch some of Miller’s sweat and spittle, was SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Mar. 2023
The most depressing thing about all of this commentary is that despite all the operatic vitriol and the volume of hot spittle on display during these campy rants against those who are the sporting world’s upper echelon, none of these critics actually care.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 July 2021
Racers should plan, too, to carry a handkerchief and keep their mucus and spittle contained, says Bert Blocken, a professor of civil engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and KU Leuven in Belgium, who studies airflow, including during cycling and running events.
—Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
Seated in the front row, close enough to catch some of Miller’s sweat and spittle, was SEC commissioner Greg Sankey.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 11 Mar. 2023
The most depressing thing about all of this commentary is that despite all the operatic vitriol and the volume of hot spittle on display during these campy rants against those who are the sporting world’s upper echelon, none of these critics actually care.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 29 July 2021
Racers should plan, too, to carry a handkerchief and keep their mucus and spittle contained, says Bert Blocken, a professor of civil engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands and KU Leuven in Belgium, who studies airflow, including during cycling and running events.
—Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spittle
saliva
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The yellow stains on pillowcases are a product of sweat, body oils, saliva, and skincare and hair products.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
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Michigan’s levels for cocaine and other drugs in saliva had been set by its drug testing vendor, Forensic Fluids, in 2018, according to public records.—
Lucas Waldron,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2026
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