eruct

verb

i-ˈrəkt How to pronounce eruct (audio)
Definition of eructnext
as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within) he suddenly snapped and began eructing his repressed anger

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eruct
  1. eject
  2. spit
  3. expel
  4. erupt
  5. jet
  6. emit
  7. spurt
  8. release
Verb
  • In the second incident, which took place after 6 p.m., multiple officers were summoned to a section of the stadium where three allegedly unruly fans were ejected but refused to exit, the body camera video shows.
    Dennis Romero, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And there's a lengthy list of unacceptable offenses that can get people ejected or even banned from venues.
    Felecia Wellington Radel, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of eject
Verb
  • An Uber Eats driver in Florida with a hankering for a late-night snack was allegedly caught nibbling on a customer's order – in front of them – leading to the driver reportedly spitting in the customer's face.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • So they were conceived to have woodchipper mouths that spit out the back.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of spit
Verb
  • But immediately after voting to allow women to be members, the group expelled one who had lurked secretly in their midst for two years.
    Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The school expels him for a year for making a threat of mass violence.
    Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of expel
Verb
  • The Mountain Fire erupted at 8:51 a.m. Wednesday and was fueled by what fire officials called a significant Santa Ana wind event, with gusts of over 60 mph.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Encounters with the opposing party erupted in shouting and worse.
    Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of erupt
Verb
  • If time in Homer allows, book a Kachemak Bay wildlife cruise to spot sea otters, seals, whales, and puffins before jetting back to Anchorage.
    Stephanie Vermillion, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Last week, the Lenzing Denim team jetted to Los Angeles to be part of the first-ever West Coast event held by Sourcing Journal and Rivet.
    Carved in Blue, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of jet
Verb
  • Methane, which has 86 times the warming impact of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period, is largely emitted by fracking.
    Li Cohen, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Companies like Microsoft are among the few leading the charge by planning to remove all of the carbon the company has emitted directly or through electricity consumption since its founding in 1975, but many industries have yet to follow suit.
    Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of emit
Verb
  • However, a lot of my activity comes in brief fits and spurts throughout the day.
    Adrienne So, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The propeller spurts into life and the pilots ensuring a smooth takeoff begin their high-speed chase down the tarmac.
    Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of spurt
Verb
  • The Los Angeles County registrar did not update results over the weekend — the last tally there was released at 5 p.m. on Friday — but Tran is leading there with 56.26% of the vote.
    Hanna Kang, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Democrat Josh Harder is heading back to the U.S. House following his defeat of Republican Kevin Lincoln in California’s 9th Congressional District, according to election results released Friday.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of release
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“Eruct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eruct. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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