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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Recent Examples of disgorge
Any records being held by New York City and its agencies must be disgorged.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
One seawall seemed to be disgorging a steady stream of liquid into the river, as if connected to a spigot.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
As such, the judge couldn't really grant Encompass' request that profits be disgorged.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Shkreli’s request that the Supreme Court take his appeal of a federal judge’s decision was his last chance to overturn the penalty that held him personally responsible for disgorging profits his company made from selling the drug Daraprim.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
One seawall seemed to be disgorging a steady stream of liquid into the river, as if connected to a spigot.
—Ben McGrath, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
As such, the judge couldn't really grant Encompass' request that profits be disgorged.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Shkreli’s request that the Supreme Court take his appeal of a federal judge’s decision was his last chance to overturn the penalty that held him personally responsible for disgorging profits his company made from selling the drug Daraprim.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgorge
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The driver of the first car, 57-year-old Andra Craig, was ejected from his vehicle and died as a result of the crash.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2025
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The sun ejected what is called a coronal mass of plasma and magnetic field on Friday, according to NOAA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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Republican Minnesota Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson told the Star Tribune that Eichorn’s actions were sufficient to bring a motion to expel Eichorn from the state senate.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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She’s now been in ICE detention for over a month The researcher was then denied entry to the US and expelled from the country, Baptiste said.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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The reaction by members of Greenland's parliament and residents has rendered that unlikely, with anger erupting over the Trump administration’s attempts to annex the vast Arctic island.—
PHILIP CROWTHER,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
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Tensions ran high and in some cases erupted into violence during several Tarrant County Commissioners Court meetings following Yancy’s death.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
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But the turbines are very inefficient, and are also spitting out pollutants—not just CO2 but nitrous oxide and formaldehyde.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Instead of just spitting out an answer, a chatbot with reasoning abilities could dissect a question and provide multiple, specific responses accounting for different scenarios.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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Researchers are still trying to investigate why exactly the rig shark emits these sounds.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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These very bright devices can emit upwards of 10,000 lux, designed to mimic a sunny day and help with symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD).—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
24 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a trolley holding spirit casks that gets wheeled out for guests to enjoy a brandy or cognac poured straight from the cask as a post-dinner digestif.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the loss to UNLV, Bo Kimble poured in 42 points, including a left-handed free throw in honor of Gathers that drew a standing ovation.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Still, the disruption Friday fell short of the one caused by the 2010 eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which spewed clouds of ash into the atmosphere and created trans-Atlantic air travel chaos for months.—
Danica Kirka,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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Surveillance footage from the area caught parts of the argument that spewed from the St. Louis business into two adjacent vehicles, the complaint said.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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The past 24 hours has seen US President Donald Trump’s slow-burn, apparent dislike for his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, belch out into the open.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The past 24 hours has seen US President Donald Trump’s slow-burn, apparent dislike for his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, belch out into the open.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Disgorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgorge. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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