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Recent Examples of spit up
And, of course, there was one press conference where Wheeler brought in a professional regurgitator to predict the winner by spitting up billiard balls.
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Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
After the birth, Curtis became alarmed when her daughter spit up a bit of blood.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The baby was seen spitting up all over himself afterward.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Some babies developed symptoms such as spitting up and diarrhea after being forced to switch brands, researchers found.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
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Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
After the birth, Curtis became alarmed when her daughter spit up a bit of blood.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The baby was seen spitting up all over himself afterward.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Some babies developed symptoms such as spitting up and diarrhea after being forced to switch brands, researchers found.
—Heather Vogell, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spit up
Verb
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On a transplant list, Kim Betts started vomiting and getting weaker.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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After eating a stew made from acacia nuts and prickly pear cactus, Will suffered terrible gastrointestinal stress, eventually vomiting blood.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside Online,
27 June 2025
Verb
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The global pandemic threw up a myriad of challenges for the franchise sector and many brands are continuing to deal with the fallout from that, together with changing consumer behaviours, inflation, recruitment and supply chain issues.—
Fiona Simpson,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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If the individual begins throwing up, or if symptoms get worse or last for over an hour – call 911.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Videos posted on social media showed men dressed in clothes bearing far-right symbols and migrants carrying Moroccan flags hurling objects at each other in Saturday night’s violence, which followed several days of lower intensity unrest.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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As Elia trudged down the left-field line to the clubhouse after the game, a dozen or so alleged Cub fans doused Moreland with stale beer and hurled verbal abuse at Larry Bowa.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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“Spit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit%20up. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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