as in to vomit
to discharge (something) previously consumed
The mother dog regurgitates her food to feed her puppies.
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Recent Examples of regurgitate
These sea lilies had likely been eaten by an animal—possibly some type of fish—that subsequently regurgitated the indigestible parts.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt concluded that the throw-up consisted of two different species of sea lilies mixed into a clump and that the creatures were eaten by another animal that had subsequently regurgitated the indigestible skeletal parts of their bodies, according to the release.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The problem, Segal argues, will ultimately hurt Google in the long term: As the search engine takes content from third parties and regurgitates it in the form of AI results, those companies could become less incentivized to create new content.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Though the legal details sewn throughout The Prosecutor may well be accurate, the script regurgitates facts, figures and procedures with such relentless force that the sheer volume of information soon becomes overwhelming.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Dutch sea lily expert John Jagt concluded that the throw-up consisted of two different species of sea lilies mixed into a clump and that the creatures were eaten by another animal that had subsequently regurgitated the indigestible skeletal parts of their bodies, according to the release.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
The problem, Segal argues, will ultimately hurt Google in the long term: As the search engine takes content from third parties and regurgitates it in the form of AI results, those companies could become less incentivized to create new content.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Though the legal details sewn throughout The Prosecutor may well be accurate, the script regurgitates facts, figures and procedures with such relentless force that the sheer volume of information soon becomes overwhelming.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regurgitate
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Then, one day in early December of the same year, Walker, who was in high school at the time, remembers lying in bed after being awake all night, vomiting and dealing with diarrhea.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Pets may appear lethargic, exhibit loss of appetite, vomit or have diarrhea.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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According to them, that means you— the person reading this article—could be expelled from the United States without meaningful recourse.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The resurfacing of these remarks comes after the Trump administration has expelled the country’s ambassador and halted aid to South Africa, The Associated Press reported.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
15 Apr. 2025
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Since mid-March, the U.S. military has hurled more than $200 million worth of missiles, bombs, and rockets into the remote deserts and mountains of Yemen, in what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dubbed, with sublime ahistorical clumsiness, Operation Rough Rider.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
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Avery hurls the ball toward the basket, hitting the rim but missing.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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The driver, who was not wearing a helmet, was ejected from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene, said Sgt.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Chisholm was ejected from the Yankees’ Thursday win over the Rays for emphatically arguing balls and strikes after home plate umpire John Bacon struck him out on a low, outside, 3-2 pitch in the seventh inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The barges form a pier onto which ships that line up alongside the barges could disgorge vehicles.—
Chris Buckley,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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After aging is deemed complete, the cellar team disgorges the wines by hand without freezing the neck.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Regurgitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regurgitate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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