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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
As Jack Draper stepped up to serve in the third set of his US Open first round match against Federico Agustín Gómez on Monday, the British star threw up on court.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
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Max urinated and vomited on himself, went into cardiac arrest and ultimately, lost consciousness during his prolonged restraint.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Eugene is less convinced of the wisdom of this endeavor, and his idea for nourishing the Clockwork Boy — feeding him honey — is projectile-vomited back in his face.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Some would have been hurled inward, toward the sun.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Protesters hurled rocks at government vehicles, breaking windows and side-view mirrors, according to prosecutors.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Threw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20up. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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