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
However, while the top five finalists were being announced, Barone vomited into a nearby trashcan.
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 July 2025
It is often used when a person has vomiting or diarrhea and cannot tolerate most food.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 June 2025
On a transplant list, Kim Betts started vomiting and getting weaker.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 July 2025
It is often used when a person has vomiting or diarrhea and cannot tolerate most food.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 21 June 2025
On a transplant list, Kim Betts started vomiting and getting weaker.
—Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomit
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
Verb
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After the first inning of the White Sox’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Houser was seen puking in the dugout.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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Those that made this list checked off all our experts’ must-haves, actually tasted decent, and didn’t leave me puking on the side of the course.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
26 June 2025
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Shortstop Edmundo Sosa desperately heaved the ball home upon fielding the relay, but the throw was equal parts errant and late.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
9 July 2025
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Step inside – once the doors have heaved themselves open, which isn’t the work of a moment – and the cabin is pleasant enough but lacks the wow-factor of the exterior.—
Alistair Charlton,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
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Warne's son, recovering from a respiratory illness, began gagging shortly after eating.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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There’s drama that stems from a natural place, and people are going to be gagged, gooped, and gathered.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
Verb
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Rudd can do it all: make a beard out of tape, help someone distract Kang, and barf.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 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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The rare condition is called Boerhaave syndrome, defined as a life-threatening, spontaneous rupture of the esophagus typically caused by severe vomiting or retching.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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By giving each sister the opportunity to retch up years of resentments and jealousies and take up the frame while doing it, Sirens emphasizes how definitive their baggage is, and how festering their wounds, beneath those conventionally beautiful faces.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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“Vomit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vomit. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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