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
Coco Gauff has advanced to the fourth round of the Madrid Open despite falling ill and vomiting on court.
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Luke Sapolu testified that Pulido vomited while in custody hours before the attack.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
If your dog is vomiting continuously, take your pet to the vet as soon as possible, The Bee reported.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
Luke Sapolu testified that Pulido vomited while in custody hours before the attack.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
If your dog is vomiting continuously, take your pet to the vet as soon as possible, The Bee reported.
—Stephanie Zappelli, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Well, not stopping at one drink, or 10, and then vomiting on Katy's foot was the answer.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
Verb
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Congregants speculated the egg was hurled by a resident of a new building across the street.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2026
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No one embodies this anarchic sensibility like David Letterman, the original Late Show host, who recently joined Colbert to hurl CBS property off the studio’s roof, in a reprisal of a vintage bit.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
22 May 2026
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There’s strong waves of desire to puke.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the Canadiens did not puke all over themselves.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Food and drink All-day restaurant Pure serves up a sprawling breakfast buffet complete with omelette and pancake stations, heaving tropical fruit platters, and baked goods galore, including Polynesian treats like coconut bread.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Some nights the crowd heaves outside Mắm and the feeling is catch as catch can, diners hunched on low plastic stools eating off only slightly taller plastic tables, on the sidewalk and in the street, even spilling over to a nearby empty storefront.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Victims of Harvey Weinstein have spoken in the past about being gagged by NDAs.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
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The thieves bound and gagged Mary Kay, per Gavenas, and stole $9,000 worth of different expensive items, including fur coats and jewelry.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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New Royals outfielder Isaac Collins barfed while riding on a roller coaster.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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Tell your dog to barf on my shoes.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Captain’s Dinner scene in the 2022 film Triangle of Sadness, with its opera of vomit, is satire in a long-standing tradition, going back to the retching sequence on the boat in Céline’s Mort à crédit, and before that to Rabelais.—
Aaron Matz,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Even the sound of the breaking chips made June retch.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Vomit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomit. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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