as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the volcano disgorged lava in a spectacular nighttime show
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To get there will require not cutting off U.S. support for Saudi Arabia but threatening to double down on it unless the Houthis honor their commitments to the UN and are ready to disgorge most of their initial conquests.
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Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2019
But no one else is likely to disgorge a massive viewing breakdown in the way Netflix has; there’s just no upside.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
If the language existed in a kind of vacuum, beyond history’s reach, logic suggested that its creator did too: a hoaxer working furtively in a private office or some lone genius in an attic, disgorging bizarro visions onto parchment by candlelight.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
But some trenches still disgorged untreated wastewater into the river.
—Jessica Leigh Hester, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
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Michael Knights, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2019
But no one else is likely to disgorge a massive viewing breakdown in the way Netflix has; there’s just no upside.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
If the language existed in a kind of vacuum, beyond history’s reach, logic suggested that its creator did too: a hoaxer working furtively in a private office or some lone genius in an attic, disgorging bizarro visions onto parchment by candlelight.
—Ariel Sabar, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2024
But some trenches still disgorged untreated wastewater into the river.
—Jessica Leigh Hester, The Atlantic, 31 July 2024
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Holden was ejected in the first half against Ohio State for spitting on Buckeyes cornerback Davison Igbinosun.Anne M. Peterson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Trump ejected Ramos from a press conference after the journalist confronted him over his immigration policy.Hadas Gold, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
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History suggests that to expel Russia from Crimea or the Donbas, Ukraine would need forces some three times more numerous and capable than Moscow’s, and Russia has a population at least three times larger and a much bigger industrial base.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Russia has managed to retake some of that territory, but has failed to expel the Ukrainian invaders and seemed reluctant to divert troops from the war’s eastern front lines to do so.Matthew Bodner, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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In the days after the tragic incident, dozens of protests erupted in several locations around the country.Lauren Kent, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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The panel erupted, and Phillip tried to regain control.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
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He was also reportedly restrained, and given a spit hood—which prevents a person from being able to spit—as well as a helmet and leg wraps.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Outfielders are the most frequent chompers, but even players in the much-busier infield will sometimes spit out a shell in the middle of the action, or gnaw on a toothpick.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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But in reality the ants are only responding to certain chemicals—in the first case, one that serves as a kind of distress call, and, in the second, ones emitted by a carcass.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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That means dinosaurs may have witnessed the soft evening glow emitted by the bioluminescent insects.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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In the third quarter, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon and Meta Platforms are projected to have poured $56 billion into capital expenditures, up 52% from the same period a year ago.Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024
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Each section of the candy was poured by hand in order to keep the colors separate and distinct.Aaron Mahnke, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Some background: On Sunday evening, Trump’s MSG rally was loaded with speakers who spewed an unending barrage of racist, misogynist and homophobic slurs barely disguised as jokes.Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
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Harris’ message to Puerto Rican voters on Sunday arrived the same day Trump was set to appear at a rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where Tony Hinchcliffe, a podcast host/roast comedian, spewed racist jokes in an opening slot.Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2024
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These hydrothermal vents belch warm towers of elements that draw clusters of animal life, such as tube worms.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024
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Set to open the South International Series Festival, the dramedy turns on the shortest-reigning of Spanish monarchs, the reportedly libertine Luis I who in 1724 married Louise Élisabeth d’Orléans, taken to belch, pass wind and undress in public to clean windows with her dress.John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Disgorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgorge. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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