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
In clinical trials, Nereus helped up to 90 percent of people prone to motion sickness avoid vomiting while riding on a boat.
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The predominant symptoms experienced by the ill passengers and crew members were vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Their main symptoms were vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Saachi left and Anika spent the whole night crying and vomiting in the bathroom.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
She was initially told that her daughter was vomiting, the filings said, and then forced to wait outside the ranch for hours before being told her only child was dead.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
On Easter Day in 2019, a sweating and erratic Kay — who was allegedly vomiting and dancing with his shirt off — was taken home from the stadium and later hospitalized.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The primary symptoms of norovirus are vomiting and diarrhea.
—New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The predominant symptoms experienced by the ill passengers and crew members were vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps.
—Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Their main symptoms were vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Saachi left and Anika spent the whole night crying and vomiting in the bathroom.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
She was initially told that her daughter was vomiting, the filings said, and then forced to wait outside the ranch for hours before being told her only child was dead.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
Robert returns to his desk only to find that Invisigal had stolen him a donut as a gesture of good faith, which is now smeared all over his keyboard for the new janitor, Water Boy, to clean by vomiting H20 on the mess.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
On Easter Day in 2019, a sweating and erratic Kay — who was allegedly vomiting and dancing with his shirt off — was taken home from the stadium and later hospitalized.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
The primary symptoms of norovirus are vomiting and diarrhea.
—New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomiting
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Each of these impact sites stands testament to the violence of its creation — cataclysmic collisions that carved vast basins in the lunar surface, while hurling debris miles across the face of Earth's natural satellite.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Immigration authorities appear to be hurling smoke bombs at protesters.—
Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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Love Is Blind star Jordan Keltner is getting plenty of attention after whipping up a chicken smoothie that left his fiancé (and viewers) gagging.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
17 Oct. 2025
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The most terrifying part, however, will truly leave you gagging.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Then the Ducks started launching citrus fruit left and right, with Benson heaving one toward the stands, trying to reach his little brothers.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Every gesture, breath, line delivery is heaving with the labor of just trying to get through one day to the next.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 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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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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“Vomiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomiting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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