as in hurling
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 vomiting
Then, early in the morning of February 18, Chernyak began having seizures and vomiting in his bunk bed.
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Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Other more serious, though rare, risks include pancreatitis, gallbladder disease and potential kidney injury — particularly if severe dehydration occurs due to vomiting, the expert cautioned.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The process, which is similar to vomiting, was discovered in a new study from the Washington University School of Medicine and the Baylor College of Medicine.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
The novelist Susan Choi, a onetime checker, recalled colleagues vomiting out of stress.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, at a beach in Portugal, over 100 people had to be treated for nausea and vomiting after swimming.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
She was diagnosed with labyrinthitis, an inner-ear infection, and discharged despite being unable to walk steadily and still vomiting.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The bacteria can cause gastrointestinal illness, ranging from diarrhea and vomiting to stomach cramps.
—Mark Harper, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Archival footage of the show depicts trainers screaming at contestants and contestants vomiting on treadmills and falling while trying to do workouts on parallel bars.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Other more serious, though rare, risks include pancreatitis, gallbladder disease and potential kidney injury — particularly if severe dehydration occurs due to vomiting, the expert cautioned.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The process, which is similar to vomiting, was discovered in a new study from the Washington University School of Medicine and the Baylor College of Medicine.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2025
The novelist Susan Choi, a onetime checker, recalled colleagues vomiting out of stress.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Earlier this month, at a beach in Portugal, over 100 people had to be treated for nausea and vomiting after swimming.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
She was diagnosed with labyrinthitis, an inner-ear infection, and discharged despite being unable to walk steadily and still vomiting.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
The bacteria can cause gastrointestinal illness, ranging from diarrhea and vomiting to stomach cramps.
—Mark Harper, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Advertisement Archival footage of the show depicts trainers screaming at contestants and contestants vomiting on treadmills and falling while trying to do workouts on parallel bars.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomiting
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Some protesters forced their way into the parliament complex by breaking through a barricade, a local official said, setting fire to an ambulance, hurling objects at riot police, and ferrying the injured to the hospital on motorcycles.—
Gopal Sharma,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Born in what is now Zimbabwe, Bland spent hours as a child hurling stones at telegraph poles.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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That comment instantly causes the daughter to make gagging and vomiting noises.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
11 Aug. 2025
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Since 2023, the actor has regularly been photographed at the Studio City Farmers Market, arms—and Bode tote—heaving with tulips, pincushions, sunflowers, and sea lavender.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
25 Aug. 2025
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And started just heaving crying.—
Hannah Parry
Anna Commander
Sonam Sheth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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Annabelle wants souls, demons possess you by puking into your mouth, and no powers of darkness are stronger than the love between spooky mom and dad, Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Emily Palmer Heller,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Vomiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomiting. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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