vomits

present tense third-person singular of vomit
as in hurls
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 vomits On the night of the reprieve, Owen, cut loose for the evening by his girlfriend, who wants to canoodle with a neighbor, vomits in the vicinity of Allie’s high heels, in what might be called a meet-boot. Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 Moments later, Owen vomits in front of her after eating his and Malika’s meals at dinner. Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Shows were led by a sentient wad of meat, a talk-show host who vomits in front of guests, and a reality-TV star who never shows his face. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 Absinthe-eyed, she projectile-vomits blunt observations and also oysters onto the heavies, overimbibing her way into her own grave once she’s inevitably discarded with a shot and shove down a stairwell (a barely-there John Magaro plays one of the gangsters). Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026 There’s a scene in which Frank meets his own idol, an alt-world version of Fred Astaire (played by Gyllenhaal’s brother Jake, who is good at mugging and singing), and vomits his fandom at him until the actor recoils. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 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 My cat vomits once every week or two. Jane Sykes, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026 Be aware the virus may be aerosolized when someone vomits, meaning surfaces several feet away could be contaminated, the USDA said. Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
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  • Former Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins hurls a deep ball toward Jefferson in double coverage, and McCardell stops the play.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The mathematical problem concerns the Navier-Stokes equations, which govern the flow of fluids—from the whirlpool circling your bathtub’s drain to the turbulent winds El Niño hurls across the North American continent.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • The Smith experience is always going to be a roller coaster, impressive feats of accuracy and arm talent mixed with desperation heaves and maddening turnovers.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In another video, an emergency worker heaves a large stone aside while working to free people from the wreckage.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 June 2026
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  • More than anything, the problem lies in the execution — as an absolutely catastrophic event effectively ejects Coulter and Fetters’ main character from his own story and into the abyss of early 2000s political turmoil.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
  • This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026

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“Vomits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomits. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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