belched

verb

Definition of belchednext
past tense of belch
as in erupted
to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano belched lava and ash for days

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belched
  1. erupted
  2. ejected
  3. expelled
  4. spat
  5. spit
  6. emitted
  7. poured
Verb
  • Witness Beverly Taylor told ABC New York City station WABC that the grocery store and the sidewalk in front of it were bustling with people when the gunfire erupted at rush hour.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The spread of these illnesses poses a serious threat to public health and is a significant concern following the global coronavirus pandemic that erupted in 2020.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of erupted
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  • He was ejected from Club America’s 2020 CONCACAF Champions League semifinal loss to Major League Soccer side LAFC after a halftime physical altercation with an opposing coach and was fired in the days that followed.
    Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Colonna was ejected from his vehicle and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, while Salmeron was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of ejected
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  • The United States historically has expelled the majority of migrants without legal status to Mexico and other Central American countries.
    Mennatalla Ibrahim, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Then there is the business of riddling—slowly turning the bottle at a precise angle over time to nudge the dead yeast into the bottle neck to be expelled (this in itself is yet another process, not to mention the addition of a final dosage).
    Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of expelled
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  • The first is that when U.S. soldiers returned from the war there, protesters spat upon them in disdain.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, Foreign Affairs, 19 May 2016
  • The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 15 May 2024
Definition of spat
Verb
  • The sun is spitting out fantastic flares, hurling solar material at Earth and triggering spectacular auroras.
    Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Min Woo Lee impressed employees by recognizing each swing’s metrics before TGL’s systems could even spit them out, and by spinning short shots all over the turf.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of spit
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  • Its long snout is equipped with sensory organs called ampullae of Lorenzini, which detect the weak electric fields emitted by nearby prey.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The end product is almost chemically inert and the radioactive material is dispersed throughout the glass, reducing the amount of radiation emitted.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of emitted
Verb
  • Millions of letters and packages poured in from families.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Here, warm maple syrup is poured over fresh snow to create a delectable dessert.
    Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of poured
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