as in to hurl
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
the children with the flu vomited every time they tried to eat something
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Recent Examples of vomit
Photos and video showed Morgan vomiting on the floor and later wiping his face with a towel as he was taken out of the arena in a wheelchair.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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
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
Tracy Morgan is thanking fans for their concern after the comedian was seen vomiting courtside at a Knicks game in New York City Monday (March 17) night.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
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
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
Tracy Morgan is thanking fans for their concern after the comedian was seen vomiting courtside at a Knicks game in New York City Monday (March 17) night.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
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Since mid-March, the U.S. military has hurled more than $200 million worth of missiles, bombs, and rockets into the remote deserts and mountains of Yemen, in what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dubbed, with sublime ahistorical clumsiness, Operation Rough Rider.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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Avery hurls the ball toward the basket, hitting the rim but missing.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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Diarrhea out of your butt and puke out of your mouth.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Imagine trying to puke being stapled top to bottom.—
Shannin Desroches,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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What’s to love about heaving a 12-pound ball of iron?—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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Yet, far from being overshadowed by the star’s appearance, Owens enjoyed plenty of additional attention for his new designs — in particular, a pair of knee-high boots heaving with a plume of feathery leather strips.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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After weeks of sipping, gagging and occasionally being pleasantly surprised, five shakes rose to the top.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
24 Mar. 2025
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Lawmakers need to get it together soon, or the economy will go from gagging to choking.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Even when we were lost and confused, pelted by deadly rain, stomped by dragons, and barfed on by evil worms, Elden Ring Nightreign was thrilling.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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When Uecker gripes about baseball legends like Mickey Mantle lowering society’s collective standards by doing TV ads for jock itch ointment, Brooks mimes barfing into his coffee cup, but Uecker keeps going, unfazed by one of the funniest men on earth.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
19 Jan. 2025
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The beat retched like Tin Man choking on his own silvery puke while Fraxiom called out NYU kids and threatened to pee on Zedd.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2025
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By a weird coincidence, the young woman loudly retching in the next bed had, too.—
Joseph Epstein,
Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Vomit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomit. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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