as in peninsula
an area of land that juts out into a body of water
at the northeast end of the island is a long spit whose terminal is crowned by a towering lighthouse
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as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
the spit and image of his father
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as in saliva
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
so dry that he felt as if he had no spit left in his mouth
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as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
according to the propaganda put out by the war ministry, enemy soldiers were spitting innocent babies on bayonets
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Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
Squid black linguine is among the main courses, followed by crispy spatula fish in red onion sauce or octopus on the spit.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
The oil and gas industry, by contrast, is building to stay, however shaky the idea of siting LNG terminals on spits of land that feel more than anything like fingernails of sand afloat in the sea.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Craig looks the spit of WSB here, as Guadagnino shows us the dying man reflecting on his life.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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This adaptation of the Garth Ennis comics doesn’t always find the perfect calibration of those two warring tones, but the show’s best episodes have been delightful spits into the faces of mortality and authority.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 25 July 2024
Squid black linguine is among the main courses, followed by crispy spatula fish in red onion sauce or octopus on the spit.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
The oil and gas industry, by contrast, is building to stay, however shaky the idea of siting LNG terminals on spits of land that feel more than anything like fingernails of sand afloat in the sea.
—Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2024
Craig looks the spit of WSB here, as Guadagnino shows us the dying man reflecting on his life.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Spit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spit. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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