as in to hurl
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the children with the flu vomited every time they tried to eat something
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Recent Examples of vomit
During the first couple of months, people may feel the urge to vomit, nausea in the morning and abdominal discomfort.
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Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
All four of the pledges reportedly vomited during that break, the affidavits said.
—Lindsay Good, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
The night before he was diagnosed, Williams vomited at home for several hours.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
There was also a moment where her character vomits all over Bradley's face while dragging him from the water.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
All four of the pledges reportedly vomited during that break, the affidavits said.
—Lindsay Good, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026
The night before he was diagnosed, Williams vomited at home for several hours.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
There was also a moment where her character vomits all over Bradley's face while dragging him from the water.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
Verb
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Bondi had a binder at the ready of stats and crime summaries ready to hurl at lawmakers during the contentious hearing, but members are unnerved that DOJ apparently tracked their searches to have at the ready.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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Hat trick's special place in hockey In hockey, a hat trick not only refers to scoring three goals or more in a single game, but it's often followed by spectators hurling their beanies, caps and other headwear onto the rink.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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And there are active pages on Bandcamp that have adopted the same skeevy tactics that grifters use on Spotify and YouTube; across a few months last year, the account Cyberfunk Station puked out over 30 albums packed with barely distinguishable, nimble disco grooves.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said the shooting occurred after Trujillo-Falcon argued with Chavez, who threatened to puke on a grave at Crown Hill Cemetery during a memorial service for his friend.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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This rapid release likely caused the soil to heave upward, resulting in the minor floor damage.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Cover Exposed Roots Sometimes heavy ice and snow heaves newer plants out of the ground.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Everyone’s gagged for the poster.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
3 Feb. 2026
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Speaking with Stern on post-Globes Monday for an episode that aired Tuesday, Glaser shared why gags about the current political climate were absent from the show.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Jan. 2026
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Meza barfed during a kickoff, then strapped his helmet on and jogged onto the field to play defensive line, not missing a down.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Nov. 2025
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Throughout this Tour there has been bad blood, barfing, blogging, and all manners of drama and controversy.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Vomiting and retching can occur up to five times an hour.—
Vanessa Etienne,
PEOPLE,
4 Dec. 2025
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The preview shows other amateur survivalists taking part in an ice cold plunge, some less than appetizing wilderness meals, and classic reality TV retching, while also managing a full blown… BEAR ALERT!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Vomit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomit. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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