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
The barges form a pier onto which ships that line up alongside the barges could disgorge vehicles.
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Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
After aging is deemed complete, the cellar team disgorges the wines by hand without freezing the neck.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Night skiing was featured to enable locals to ski after work, and on most afternoons in winter, yellow buses disgorged scores of local students, who took over the mountain.
—David Goodman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Any records being held by New York City and its agencies must be disgorged.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Chris Buckley, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
After aging is deemed complete, the cellar team disgorges the wines by hand without freezing the neck.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Night skiing was featured to enable locals to ski after work, and on most afternoons in winter, yellow buses disgorged scores of local students, who took over the mountain.
—David Goodman, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Any records being held by New York City and its agencies must be disgorged.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgorge
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Cunningham, Sheldon and Sun guard Lindsay Allen were ejected from the game with about 40 seconds left before the Fever took home the victory.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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The screw-on lids can forcefully eject upon opening if food, carbonated beverages or perishable drinks like juice or milk have been stored in the bottle over time.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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Since 2020, military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have expelled Western forces — including U.S. troops — and turned instead to Russia for security support.—
Jewel Bright,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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At that point, the pericarp contracts, and both the fruit and the seeds are violently expelled through the resulting hole.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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That tension would soon erupt into one of the most consequential gender equity battles in modern NCAA history.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The whole table erupted into a debate about the war—one that everyone claimed to be against, even though one family member is a combat medic and another is enlisting.—
Guy Ben-Aharon,
The Atlantic,
14 July 2025
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The intoxicated passenger was recorded grabbing the victim's hair and spitting on her.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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It must also be remembered that the circumstances of Alonso’s first two game spits him against some of the best teams from across the globe, as opposed to season-opening league fixtures against domestic rivals.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The sun emits a form of invisible radiation called ultraviolet (UV) light.—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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When pumped with enough energy, the sphere will emit the laser light on its own.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Slowly pour over cake mix to cover dry ingredients.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Once footage of the performance hit the Internet and rave reviews appeared in the U.K. press, offers for festival and headlining gigs soon poured in, leaving the band stunned.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Volcanoes in Alaska, Washington state, Oregon and Hawaii have recently been rumbling and even spewing lava, enough to spark a swarm of news stories.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
14 July 2025
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Rowling, who has courted controversy in recent years for spewing transphobic views, is also attached to the project as an executive producer.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 July 2025
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But state lawmakers didn’t like that, concerned that older vehicles belched more than an over-eater on Thanksgiving, and locked in the date.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
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On Monday morning, the volcano erupted again, belching ash clouds three-quarters of a mile high.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 May 2025
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“Disgorge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgorge. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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