1
as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spewing violently from the broken pipe
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2
as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
a volcano spewing out lava
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3
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"I'm going to spew right here in the car if you don't pull over!" she wailed to her friend
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Recent Examples of spew
Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Streets and towns in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
That’s a persuasive contrast in Rose’s favor, but the contrast working against him is between the words the gregarious Rose spews and the truth.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
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Getty Images/Getty Images Europe LONDON — Dramatic TV footage shows a U.S.-flagged oil tanker spewing black smoke and flames after a collision with a container ship loaded with cargo off Britain's North Sea coast.
—Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
Streets and towns in Long Island, New York, were on alert Saturday after brush fires spewed thick smoke into the air.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
With most airlines no longer providing the spew sacks as standard, this community of hobbyists are the people to turn to when times get rough.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024
That’s a persuasive contrast in Rose’s favor, but the contrast working against him is between the words the gregarious Rose spews and the truth.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024
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Empowering The Retail Investor Retail investors are pouring record levels into stocks.—
Tamara Kostova,
Forbes.com,
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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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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Morgan made headlines on Monday night when he was photographed vomiting courtside while the Knicks took on the Miami Heat.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The 30 Rock star began vomiting during the third quarter of the game at Madison Square Garden and had a nosebleed.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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The agency said gushes of water flooded downstream villages, catching the children who were fishing or doing laundry on a nearby river by surprise and also destroying agricultural equipment and killing livestock.—
Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
arkansasonline.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The gush of news has been impossible to keep arms around, and Democrats’ messaging machine has been lurching and lunging without a clear direction.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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But the Indiana transfer played in just two games, picking up 13 rushing yards and 3 catches for 39 yards before the injury.—
Bob Ferrante,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Mar. 2025
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Let Go of the Finish Line Intensity doesn’t mean rushing to orgasm.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
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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In recent weeks, employees worked with uncertainty amid signs that the likelihood of Mount Spurr, a volcano near Anchorage, erupting in the next few weeks or months had increased.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Most recently, Ukrainian air force Sukhoi Su-27 fighters have been hurling the bombs at bridges in Belgorod Oblast in western Russia, aiming to cut off Russian troops in the oblast’s border region, where Ukrainian brigades have launched small-scale incursions.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The hate being hurled at Elon Musk these days is beyond irrational.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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Ferreira sobs hysterically, spouts horrific recounts of an abusive childhood, and slowly opens up, all in the span of a two-hour film.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 Mar. 2025
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Inside, a grid insert blends seamlessly and silently, while the screw-top lid and spout cap help prevent leaks.—
SELF,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Spew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spew. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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