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as in to vomit
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 to throw 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 throw up
Despite throwing up 40 points on a tough Buffalo Bills team, the Ravens still managed to lose the game.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
On the mound, Walker Buehler threw up his hands in disbelief — and in appreciation.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Republicans have been beating the drum about potential rule changes since early July, as Democrats throw up procedural hurdles for even noncontroversial nominees and refuse to allow any to be confirmed via unanimous consent or voice vote, marking a major break with tradition.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
While doctors have significantly refined their techniques over the subsequent 150 years—ether made patients throw up and was flammable enough to cause mid-surgery explosions—there are still outstanding questions about how anesthesia works.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
On the mound, Walker Buehler threw up his hands in disbelief — and in appreciation.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Republicans have been beating the drum about potential rule changes since early July, as Democrats throw up procedural hurdles for even noncontroversial nominees and refuse to allow any to be confirmed via unanimous consent or voice vote, marking a major break with tradition.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 3 Sep. 2025
While doctors have significantly refined their techniques over the subsequent 150 years—ether made patients throw up and was flammable enough to cause mid-surgery explosions—there are still outstanding questions about how anesthesia works.
—Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw up
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These maggots vomit and excrete illuminated threads of bile to entice tiny insects to their deaths.—
Ann Patchett,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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That horrible mistake reveals itself several scenes later when Katie projectile vomits into her windshield.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Insults were hurled at McIlroy with such ferocity that his playing partner Shane Lowry had to be held back from going over the ropes to get at the fans.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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