How to Use regurgitation in a Sentence

regurgitation

noun
  • For those complaining that these trends are regurgitations of the past—that's kind of the point.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2023
  • This stunt didn’t stave off the wolves closing in on him in Washington, and the current regurgitation of this tactic won’t save Trump either.
    Frank Rich, Daily Intelligencer, 9 May 2018
  • This is, of course, not an answer to Chotiner’s question, but just a regurgitation of woke buzzwords.
    Grant Addison, Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2021
  • Heartburn and acid regurgitation are the two most common symptoms of GERD, as well as chest pain following a meal.
    Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2023
  • For most infants, though, regurgitation of food is not a disease.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 2 Apr. 2018
  • That brief description may sound like nothing more than a regurgitation of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but Coven is, at times, much more.
    Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 20 July 2022
  • Largely absent were rote attacks on Trump, or a lengthy regurgitation of the debate about whether he should be impeached.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 27 June 2019
  • The easiest answer is that the AI is doing a text regurgitation, similar to the instance of Alexa and the penny in the electric socket saga.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The best news is that this food won't cause indigestion or regurgitation.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The regurgitation, or backflow, of blood from William’s existing valve leak had risen sharply — and contributed to a new leak in another valve, his mother said.
    Erin Alberty, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2021
  • Issues with this valve can lead to pulmonary valve stenosis and pulmonary valve regurgitation.
    Giulia Heyward and Renee Valdes, CNN, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Either the valve isn’t opening all the way, called stenosis; or the valve fails to close properly and the blood flows the wrong way across the valve, called incompetence, insufficiency or regurgitation.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The risk of moderate or severe mitral regurgitation increases with age, and it is found in nearly 10% of all people 75 and older.
    Peter Loftus, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022
  • This year marks the first World Cup for which Nike designed uniforms specifically for the women’s teams, rather than providing them with regurgitations of whatever the men wore the year before.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, Vox, 14 June 2019
  • The combination of snakes, regurgitation and getting eaten alive is a recipe for viral.
    Peter Holley, Washington Post, 3 June 2017
  • Far more concerning was his regurgitation of far-right, anti-trans talking points.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the strangers eventually formed grooming relationships, but far fewer of the bats shared blood via regurgitation.
    National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2020
  • That these sketches break through the noise and find longevity amid a continual onslaught of forgettable celebrity guest stars points to an audience who want more than just regurgitation of last week’s news.
    Bethonie Butler, chicagotribune.com, 7 Oct. 2019
  • But all these are mere quantifications and chit-chat regurgitation.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2017
  • This list is not a regurgitation of the most competitive or expensive contests that get headlines every week.
    James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Thus, in one choleric tweetstorm, Trump managed to undercut the arguments that his order is (1) not a ban, (2) not a milder regurgitation of his first order (which couldn’t survive in court), and (3) not about Muslims.
    Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine, 6 June 2017
  • Mary’s problem, mitral regurgitation, can erupt if one of the anchoring tethers of the valve leaflets suddenly pulls off a weakened ventricle, as can happen in a heart attack.
    Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 18 June 2022
  • Gastro-esophageal reflux. Heartburn usually starts toward the end of the second trimester, said Dr. Barfield, and can feel like a burning in the chest, often accompanied by belching and regurgitation.
    New York Times, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Burton Murray says the regurgitation aspect of the disorder can cause esophageal damage and dental erosion.
    Colleen Murphy, Health.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Two independent researchers recently shared their findings that bird regurgitation is likely what caused fish to rain from the sky over Texarkana in late December.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 June 2022
  • Yes, feline regurgitation has become the go-to social-media shorthand for Brand New Cherry Flavor.
    Shannon Carlin, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2021
  • Bobby retorts, wincing at the regurgitation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony speech.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2022
  • If the valve doesn’t open all the way, it’s called aortic stenosis, but if there is leakage backward through the valve, from the aorta back into the left ventricle, it is called aortic regurgitation, or aortic insufficiency.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 Nov. 2022
  • After a cleansing regurgitation brought on by my alliteration, B-Lee gave me the greenlight.
    Eliza Gauger, WIRED, 17 May 2007
  • Share [Findings] Vampire bats who are strangers will groom one another before sharing blood via regurgitation.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024

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