as in poured
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water squirting out of the faucet
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Recent Examples of squirted
Captain Brett rose and squirted the hull with a spray bottle of watery dish soap.
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Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In a series of experiments, Jennings repeatedly squirted an irritating red dye at some of these ciliated protists sourced from a nearby pond and observed how the organisms reacted.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
In a series of experiments, Jennings repeatedly squirted an irritating red dye at some of these ciliated protists sourced from a nearby pond and observed how the organisms reacted.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squirted
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On Valentine’s Day in 2024, Florence Poirel poured champagne in her Zurich apartment with her partner, both longtime Googlers.—
Mike Winters
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Companies have poured billions into the burgeoning technology despite questions about its financial sustainability and the costs of its high demand for electricity and water being passed onto consumers.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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Nunoo, a Texas native, was put on a board and carted off the field before an ambulance rushed him to a hospital.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
5 Oct. 2025
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He was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Squirted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squirted. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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