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
On the third day, Cherry began vomiting and refusing to eat.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Then, last week, there was a new crisis in Trooper’s life: X-rays showed a foreign substance in Trooper’s stomach after the dog vomited a small piece of rubber.
—Ella Thompson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Antiemetic drugs are used to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
The screening was at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, mere steps away from the spot where Dern’s Nikki staggered, fell, and vomited all that blood, and the place was packed with Lynch buffs.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Then, last week, there was a new crisis in Trooper’s life: X-rays showed a foreign substance in Trooper’s stomach after the dog vomited a small piece of rubber.
—Ella Thompson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Antiemetic drugs are used to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnancy.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
The screening was at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, mere steps away from the spot where Dern’s Nikki staggered, fell, and vomited all that blood, and the place was packed with Lynch buffs.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
Verb
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Many zonked assholes hurled fire extinguishers at your cars, dickheads?—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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In the hammer throw event, the athlete spins in a circle to generate momentum and hurls a metal weight — attached to a chain and grip — as far as possible.—
Lauren Penington,
The Denver Post,
28 Jan. 2025
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The people seated on both sides of me walked out even before a character puked on the camera lens.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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Men in Santa Claus costumes and women dressed as elves are already converging on lower Manhattan to puke into gutters and pee between cars.—
Liam Sherwin-Murray,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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But Oswald has none of the baggage Edward continues to heave around and is embodied with wit and charm by actor Adam Pearson, who actually has neurofibromatosis.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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Later, heaving Victorian-era steel machines, monitored by twisthands — human machine operators overseeing the twisting, knitting and braiding of cotton into delicate lace — mechanized the industry.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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The musician could then be seen pouring a lemon mixture into the open egg before taking a sip of the broth inside the egg and gagging.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
18 Dec. 2024
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And its corollary: When does the correctness of one’s position justify gagging etiquette and locking her in the closet?—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 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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Birdsong left a reminder last night that despite being spotted a 4-0 lead, rookie pitchers in unchartered territory can barf things up real quick - like 7 runs in 2 innings.—
Andrew Baggarly,
The Athletic,
7 Aug. 2024
Verb
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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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Shortly afterward, he was seen retching in a field.—
Heidi Blake,
The New Yorker,
29 July 2024
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“Vomit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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