regurgitated

verb

past tense of regurgitate
as in vomited
to discharge (something) previously consumed The mother dog regurgitates her food to feed her puppies.

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Recent Examples of regurgitated Cruz regurgitated many of them on the air Saturday with zero pushback. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Before that procedure took place, however, Guinness regurgitated the plush toy Sunday night, according to a zoo spokesperson. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026 On Monday, the zoo announced that Guinness had regurgitated the plush. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 22 June 2026 Paleontologists have documented over 100 prehistoric avian dinosaur remains buried across the region, many resembling the digestive pellets regurgitated by owls living today. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 June 2026 As the caterpillar ingests the leaf, its gut enzymes chop up the plant’s cellular engines and their pieces, including In11, are regurgitated back onto the leaf’s surface, albeit at extremely small concentrations. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2026 What the birds cannot digest is regurgitated into a pellet. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 12 May 2026 The woman who regurgitated everything to you was wrong as well. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 Firecracker became extremely loyal to Homelander and regurgitated his radical conservative views to the public. — Staff Author, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for regurgitated
  1. vomited
  2. expelled
  3. hurled
  4. ejected
Verb
  • On the way home from swim lessons, Brooklyn vomited all over the back seat.
    — CNN Money, 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
Definition of vomited
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  • The seven Chi Phi members in question were expelled or suspended, but some of them were allowed to continue their education at the university following a monthslong Title IX investigation.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Had they been found smoking grass in the school they would have been expelled or at least given detention, but no one knew that their club met in the trap room under the stage.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of expelled
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  • When campaigning for parliament in 2024, Farage had a milkshake thrown at him by a woman and on another occasion objects were hurled towards his open-top bus by a man.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Against one-on-one coverage, Tyquan Thornton broke open on a deep out-breaking route, and with pressure in his face, Patrick Mahomes hurled a pass that Thornton caught for a 30-yard gain and a fresh set of downs.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • Perdomo Torres was ejected from the van and thrown to the ground, breaking his leg, ankle and hand.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of ejected

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