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
Lying by the pool, vomit bubbling in his throat, Lochlan envisioned himself in a deep pool of water, staring up at a light and four shadowy figures looking down at him.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Chaos ensues when Fred Armisen's auctioneer unveils the painting, prompting everyone else in the room to shout, vomit, and self-harm, including Samberg's then-castmates Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The caption explained that Reggie did get sick later that night and vomited next to the bed, which was conveniently on the side where his owner sleeps.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Chaos ensues when Fred Armisen's auctioneer unveils the painting, prompting everyone else in the room to shout, vomit, and self-harm, including Samberg's then-castmates Bobby Moynihan, Bill Hader, and Kristen Wiig.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The caption explained that Reggie did get sick later that night and vomited next to the bed, which was conveniently on the side where his owner sleeps.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
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President Trump frequently hurled insults at Bezos during his firm term in the White House, largely because of the Amazon founder’s ownership of the Washington Post.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
30 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, in the game, the steakhouse fire begins when a lantern falls over, whereas in the show, Ellie hurls a piece of firewood at David, which then ignites the building's curtains.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Dance, drink, make out with DJs and puke in your purse in Ubers.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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But there the then-junior was at 5 a.m. on the morning of Hopkins’ title tilt against Stillwater, puking.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2025
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After a lot of loose-ball chaos, Hardaway got the ball in the corner and pump-faked before heaving it up.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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But as players had to heave sandbags, move through an obstacle course, toss balls and complete a puzzle, the Vula tribe (with no original Vula members on it) were once again the last team to finish.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Footage from a security camera shows the boy appearing to gag on his food, according to the affidavit.—
Chris Spargo,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Fresh off All Stars 9, this pint-sized diva from season 14 is back to gag the judges with her electrifying performances and remind the world that she was born to do drag.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
23 Apr. 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 13 May. 2025.
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