1
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 paint is considered a hazardous waste material and should never be poured down the drain.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
15 Mar. 2026
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Bye bye, blackbird The bartender materialized from the shadows and poured a little whiskey in a glass.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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Amelirad said Mohammadi had participated in anti-government protests that erupted earlier that year when Mahsa Amini died in police custody after being detained for not wearing her headscarf properly.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The loudest moment of the night came at the 12-minute mark when Purdue’s bench and its huge contingent of yellow and black clad fans erupted as senior point guard Braden Smith made history with his 1,077th career assist, breaking the 33-year-old NCAA record set in 1993 by Duke’s Bobby Hurley.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2026
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San Fernando resident Ricardo Benitez believed that the decisions to erase anything that features Chavez were rushed.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Medics rushed seven people to Jacobi Hospital, including five with non-life-threatening injuries and two in serious condition.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The driver, who has not been publicly identified, was ejected from the SUV on impact and pronounced dead at the scene.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Tarrant County District Attorney's Office will decide whether more serious charges are filed against a Fort Worth teen mother whose infant son died after being ejected from their car in a March 7 crash, police said Tuesday.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The bacteria is spread by coming into contact with an infected person's saliva or spit, such as through coughing, kissing, sharing items or sneezing near someone's face.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Pardington spat out the coin and looked at the bird, the male with its long, curved beak and pronounced wattle.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Such students would be immediately expelled and assessed out-of-state tuition fees.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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When a child is expelled from school, the Illinois State Board of Education is notified, but not necessarily when a child is pulled out by their parents.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 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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However, until now no one had quantified the effects of plasma and electrons spewed out by activity on stars.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Social media videos showed people running into the streets as bright orange flames and smoke spewed into the sky.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Spurted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurted. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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