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as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spurted from the garden hose just as I was checking the nozzle
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as in erupted
to throw out or off (something from within) often violently
the pipe suddenly cracked and began spurting water
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Recent Examples of spurted
Keep an eye out for the coton de tulear, which spurted from 92nd in 2024 to 79th last year.
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Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
By the time Journalism and jockey Umberto Rispoli began passing other horses and taking aim at Fierceness with the rally that had won him the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness and Haskell Stakes, the leader had spurted clear by 2-1/2 lengths turning into the homestretch.
—Kevin Modesti, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
The supporters’ handheld smoke bombs spurted plumes of royal blue, the apparatus and color foreign to the home stadium of the orange and black Giants.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurted
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Leftover syrup can be squirted into lemonade or poured over pancakes—why not keep a fresh batch in the refrigerator all season long?—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Additional tips poured in from all over the country.—
Betsy Shuller,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Carter erupted for a career-high 29 points with nine rebounds, four assists and two steals, leading the Kings to a 124-118 victory over the Golden State Warriors in their home finale Friday night at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Etienne erupted for 15 points and four 3-pointers in the opening quarter Friday night at Fiserv Forum, his most points in any quarter or half, and finished with a career-high 23 points and six 3-pointers.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Emergency crews rushed to the Lincoln Village Apartments Wednesday night after a frantic 911 call reported a child had fallen out a window.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Lebanese Health Ministry said Israel struck three teams of paramedics Wednesday in southern Lebanon, first hitting one team and then two more that rushed to help.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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If that had been called, Ball would have been ejected.—
Steve Reed,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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After Tuesday’s loss, Spoelstra was angry that Ball wasn’t ejected from the game for tripping Adebayo.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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According to federal authorities, Ferreira Borges then started biting an officer who attempted to get him under control and spit on the driver.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Only six House members have ever been expelled.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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From there it was expelled into space, creating quite a spectacle.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Gloria stood up and belched, freeing me from her weight.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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The nearby fire department rushed by boat to the crash site and were assisted by a private tug boat that helped douse the fire that belched black smoke from the barge, said Alton Deputy Fire Chief Matt Fischer.—
Jesse Bedayn,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company later became known for environmental damage, most notably for causing one of the worst oil spills in history when its supertanker, the Exxon Valdez, spewed millions of gallons of crude oil off Alaska that blackened shorelines and killed marine life.—
Alex Kuffner,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Many speculated Woods wouldn’t win, though, and some of those doubters spewed racist comments.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Spurted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurted. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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