vomited

verb

past tense of vomit
as in hurled
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth the children with the flu vomited every time they tried to eat something

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Recent Examples of vomited At some point that night, Ammann vomited black fluid, Frei later testified. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Her toddler vomited, which started a chain reaction of vomit. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2026 On the way home from swim lessons, Brooklyn vomited all over the back seat. — CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 In June, Clark vomited at halftime during a game against the Atlanta Dream, which the Fever went on to win. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 When the friend got sick and vomited, driver Vu Tran pulled over on the side of Route 73 in Orange County and all three got out of the car before Normandin-Parker was hit by traffic. — Hannah Fingerhut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 During the ride, Normandin-Parker's friend became sick and vomited in the car. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 After a 30-minute break during which all four pledges vomited, participants began a second round with another bottle of vodka. — Perry Vandell, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vomited
  1. hurled
  2. heaved
  3. puked
  4. gagged
  5. barfed
Verb
  • For over a week, protesters have hurled rocks, flares, firebombs and fireworks at police who have used batons and tear gas in clashes in the city center.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Big ups to Michael Bratton, aka SEC Mike, who hurled a few verbal thunderbolts at CFP overlords during a recent on-air visit with ESPN’s Paul Finebaum.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Mahomes sprinted to his right to avoid pressure and, a split-second before falling out of bounds, heaved a pass that somehow hit Tyreek Hill in stride for 48 yards.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On fourth-and-21 in the second overtime, Seminoles quarterback Ashton Daniels heaved the ball into the end zone and it was caught by Micahi Danzy for a touchdown — one that was called back after a holding call that Florida State felt didn't exist.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of heaved
Verb
  • Earlier this year, Tampa Bay right-hander Jonathan Heasley puked on the mound in his lone appearance of the 2026 campaign.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Iverson sacrificed his pint-sized body daily; McNabb puked in a Super Bowl huddle.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of puked
Verb
  • The cut to Britani, who had just defended Bronwyn, completely gagged, is pure art.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The body of a YouTuber, El Pinky, was found showing signs that he had been gagged and bound.
    — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of gagged
Verb
  • Then Holland got up to snap a photo with Bernthal and Evans and barfed on the floor.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • New Royals outfielder Isaac Collins barfed while riding on a roller coaster.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of barfed

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