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Recent Examples of spit up
Burping olms sometimes spat up parts of earthworm species that aren’t found underground, suggesting that the olms hunt during their forays topside.
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Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
People restrained in masks during police encounters can spit up vomit or blood, which also have a thicker consistency than the liquid used in the study, Woodard said in an interview.
—Daphne Duret, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Yes Best for Reflux: Nuk Smooth Flow Pro Anti-Colic Baby Bottle
Acid reflux or spitting up after eating is fairly normal for babies and usually resolves around 12 to 18 months of age.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024
Baby Adam Driver goes on to spit up milk, try to fit his fist in his mouth, and engage in a game of peekaboo with his teddy bear — all of which terrorizes the passengers around him.
—Vulture, 10 Dec. 2023
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Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
People restrained in masks during police encounters can spit up vomit or blood, which also have a thicker consistency than the liquid used in the study, Woodard said in an interview.
—Daphne Duret, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
Yes Best for Reflux: Nuk Smooth Flow Pro Anti-Colic Baby Bottle
Acid reflux or spitting up after eating is fairly normal for babies and usually resolves around 12 to 18 months of age.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024
Baby Adam Driver goes on to spit up milk, try to fit his fist in his mouth, and engage in a game of peekaboo with his teddy bear — all of which terrorizes the passengers around him.
—Vulture, 10 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
Verb
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Vomiting: Consuming excessive amounts of Delta-8 can trigger nausea and vomiting by overstimulating nausea-regulating brain areas.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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If inhaled or ingested, benzene can lead to nausea and vomiting in the short term and may cause cancer over time.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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When Melania threw up her arms when Trump made a reference to her feet hurting, her hat almost flew off.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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If the roller-coaster doesn’t stop soon, someone is going to throw up.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In the match of legal dodgeball that the David Zaslav and Shari Redstone-run conglomerates have been hurling at each other the past few months, WBD are now moving to have Paramount’s partial motion to dismiss tossed out.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Young sets the pair strange tasks, like hurling uncooked dough at a wall (possibly a reference to letting the people eat cake) or kissing each other through that same lump of dough, or screaming in an audience member’s face.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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