expectorated

verb

Definition of expectoratednext
past tense of expectorate
1
as in spit

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2
as in expelled

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  1. spit
  2. expelled
  3. spat
  4. expired
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
  • So my husband, for example, his family is from Egypt, expelled by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For example, the Beverly Hills school district expelled five eighth-graders who shared fake nudes of 16 other eighth-graders in February.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of expelled
Verb
  • 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
  • Israeli media reported that coalition lawmaker Simcha Rothman had joined a Sukkot march during which ultra-Orthodox Jews spat at churches.
    JULIA FRANKEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
Definition of spat
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  • The terms of the union’s first contract expired July 28.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Online renewal is available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of expired
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