1
as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spewing violently from the broken pipe
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2
as in to spit
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
a volcano spewing out lava
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3
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"I'm going to spew right here in the car if you don't pull over!" she wailed to her friend
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Recent Examples of spew
Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Along with cucumber engorgement, other physical changes in the plant before and during the explosion shaped the angle, height and distance of a successful seed spew, according to the study.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 July 2025
Instead of gridlock, internal combustion machines spewing their poisons, and maddened drivers sitting on their horns, there are masses of…bicycles!
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 July 2025
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Verb
Hawkins makes this seem like a monumental spew of words rather than benign chitchat.
—Matthew Schnipper, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
Along with cucumber engorgement, other physical changes in the plant before and during the explosion shaped the angle, height and distance of a successful seed spew, according to the study.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
That apparently led it to begin spewing out antisemitic and pro-Hitler comments on Musk’s X social platform Tuesday.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 July 2025
Instead of gridlock, internal combustion machines spewing their poisons, and maddened drivers sitting on their horns, there are masses of…bicycles!
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spew
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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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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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
Noun
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In one clip, a gush of water can be seen rushing through a gaping hole in the ceiling, creating a dirty river in the store's aisles below.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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For example, certain abnormal growths on your reproductive organs (like uterine or cervical polyps or fibroids) could spark a random gush.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
3 June 2025
Verb
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The priest survived, but had to be rushed to the hospital to have shrapnel from the bomb removed from his body.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Pascual suffered a massive head injury and was rushed to Maimonides Medical Center where he was put on life support.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
Verb
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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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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
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
Noun
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Most kids' water bottles have hard plastic spouts that don’t work well for tiny toddler mouths.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 July 2025
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Dampen a rag and wipe down the dispenser, spout and surrounding areas.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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“Spew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spew. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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