as in to vomit
to discharge (something) previously consumed
The mother dog regurgitates her food to feed her puppies.
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Recent Examples of regurgitate
Sharing Could be Crucial to Survival In a 1984 study in Nature, biologist Gerald S. Wilkinson observed how wild vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) regurgitated blood for other bats that had failed to feed that night.
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Just regurgitating stats, minimal real analysis or insight.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Off the field, Daboll regurgitates the same answers to the same questions about his future while Schoen avoids the media.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
The capsules stay in the same position in the reticulum for the cow’s life, neither digested nor regurgitated.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Just regurgitating stats, minimal real analysis or insight.
—Theo Gremminger, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
Off the field, Daboll regurgitates the same answers to the same questions about his future while Schoen avoids the media.
—Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 21 Dec. 2024
The capsules stay in the same position in the reticulum for the cow’s life, neither digested nor regurgitated.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for regurgitate
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If inhaled or ingested, benzene can lead to nausea and vomiting in the short term and may cause cancer over time.—
Hiroko Tabuchi,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Vomiting: Consuming excessive amounts of Delta-8 can trigger nausea and vomiting by overstimulating nausea-regulating brain areas.—
Rowan Briggs,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Winter air is also less humid, which helps viruses stay viable in the air for longer periods, and cold air can dry out the mucous membranes in the nose and throat, which weakens their ability to trap and expel viruses.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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That includes executive action to revive Title 42 authority to quickly expel asylum-seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
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Its job is to create a barrier against the wind, reduce heat loss, and protect you from rain, snow, or whatever else the environment hurls at you.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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As an Irish reporter who happened to be on her flight hurled questions at her, the mayor of the nation’s second-largest metropolis stood silent and seemingly paralyzed.—
Julia Wick,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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The crash occurred when the woman heading eastbound on South Brookville Drive near Hall Meadow Road drove onto the sidewalk on a curve and struck a tree, causing the vehicle to overturn and ejecting her, according to San Diego police.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The other death was of a driver who hydroplaned while traveling along U.S. Highway 231 in Ozark and was ejected from the vehicle.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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Any records being held by New York City and its agencies must be disgorged.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Jan. 2025
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One seawall seemed to be disgorging a steady stream of liquid into the river, as if connected to a spigot.—
Ben McGrath,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Regurgitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/regurgitate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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