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as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse

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noun (2)

spit

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verb

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Recent Examples of spit
Noun
It is generally spread by sharing saliva or spit and requires close contact. Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2025 All that hand wringing over Andrews’ empty stat lines in September amounted to so much spit in the wind. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
Walking on stage to accept the trophy, Brody spit his chewing gum into his hand and threw it to his partner, Georgina Chapman. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025 Of all the numbers that can be spit out during Tampa Bay’s current win streak, perhaps outscoring teams 14-3 the third period is the most impressive. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit
Verb
  • During episode 1, the police show Jamie, Eddie and their attorney a closed-circuit video of Jamie stabbing Katie in the parking lot where her body was later found.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Brown pleaded guilty to the felony charge after stabbing a gas station clerk and a casino patron during a 2020 robbery in downtown Reno, Nevada, KOTO-TV reported.
    Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In quiet neighborhoods around the state, sirens pierced the air too frequently.
    Erica E. Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Yes, the index pierced below its 200-day moving average, but that trend line continues to slope solidly higher.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Netflix then picked it up, and the show quickly became one of the streamer’s most popular series.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Pay attention to proportions when picking a mattress.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The finch uses its sharp beak to peck at the skin of the seabird around the neck or back, puncturing blood vessels to access the blood.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The documents identify several key senior policymakers behind the scenes while also puncturing the administration’s claims of a careful, deliberative review of USAID programming.
    Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Keep Ilia’s Eye Stylus shadow stick on hand for this, in a hue like Nectar that’s a summery peach.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Our readers, however, are sticking a local icon: Arthur Bryant’s.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • It is used to hunt and paralyze fish and worms before the cone snail consumes them, however, humans can also be jabbed by stepping or picking it up.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
  • O'Brien kept the jokes flowing during his opening monologue, lightly jabbing at A-list celebrities and their films while also reminding audiences what the Oscars are really about.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Sapsuckers peck a lacy pattern into the bark of certain trees, either consuming the sap that oozes out directly and/or eating the insects drawn to it.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
  • There, at just before midnight on Monday, a tiny chick pecked its way into the world, followed by another hatching at 4:29 a.m.
    Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Mar. 2025

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