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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in threw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of threw up
The Portage, Michigan, native threw up his hands in disbelief after Hamlin bumped him from the pole at his home track.
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ABC News, 6 June 2026
Some of the victims who ingested the salt threw up, collapsed in their parents' arms, or were found unresponsive in bed, hotel rooms and vehicles, prosecutors said, Reuters reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
As Tatis reached the ball, Ebel suddenly threw up his hands, and Kim stopped and returned to third.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
But Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel threw up a late stop sign for Kim to hold at third base.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Marcus Smart, who missed nine of 13 shots, threw up a brick.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Gilbert was off and running on contact and would’ve easily scored if Borg had waved him home, but Borg threw up the stop sign and Gilbert slammed on the brakes.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Some looked stunned, others threw up their hands or clapped.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Kodai Senga threw up his hands and applauded his outfielder on the mound.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 6 June 2026
Some of the victims who ingested the salt threw up, collapsed in their parents' arms, or were found unresponsive in bed, hotel rooms and vehicles, prosecutors said, Reuters reports.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
As Tatis reached the ball, Ebel suddenly threw up his hands, and Kim stopped and returned to third.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
But Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel threw up a late stop sign for Kim to hold at third base.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Marcus Smart, who missed nine of 13 shots, threw up a brick.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Gilbert was off and running on contact and would’ve easily scored if Borg had waved him home, but Borg threw up the stop sign and Gilbert slammed on the brakes.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Some looked stunned, others threw up their hands or clapped.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
Kodai Senga threw up his hands and applauded his outfielder on the mound.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw up
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The same 2008 study found that only about 9 percent of dogs seemed sick before grazing, and only around 22 percent regularly vomited after.—
Niranjana Rajalakshmi,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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Own the fact that this song is epically corny and sounds like ChatGPT vomited into a microphone.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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When police tried to close the park, crowds hurled bricks, bottles, rocks, sticks, chairs and other debris, the Tribune reported.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Game 1 of the NBA Finals was a rowdy one, between a fan crashing the court to take a selfie with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and an investigation launched by the NBA after an attendee hurled crude remarks at Brunson.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Threw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20up. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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