spouted

past tense of spout

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spouted That underdog context feeds into the implicit soft power competition between the Toho Godzilla releases and the American franchise from Legendary, which has spouted a whole Monsterverse involving King Kong and an accompanying TV show. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026 That’s the prayerful explanation for the nonsense that spouted this week from the leaders of a football conference that hopes to grow up and be the Big Ten someday. — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 29 May 2026 There are two areas in my garden where fern asparagus has been growing for more than four decades, having first spouted from seeds that had been deposited, no doubt, by birds. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Feb. 2026 Kirk often spouted toxic right-wing rhetoric, including anti-gay and Islamophobic views, as well as antisemitic conspiracy theories. — Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026 Management claimed that the refund was already being processed when the customer became verbally aggressive and then the situation escalated when the customer allegedly spouted explicit death threats at the employee. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026 One time that Sanford spouted off about his grievances against the church was at a wedding 13 years ago, one of the friends said. — Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 The other 41% of the posts spouted antisemitic abuse, such as dehumanization of Jewish people or attacks on their character. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 Fireworks spouted directly beyond the stage where the president and others spoke, which had online critics questioning the need for them. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spouted
Verb
  • His siblings have also poured money into left-leaning groups.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Backstage, where shots of tequila are being poured and passed between adults, Wilson is continually checking in about the plan for his entrance.
    — Miki Hellerbach, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Meanwhile in Boston, England huffed and puffed but could not blow Ghana away.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • On one of the machines a Cluely employee panted and huffed in the dark.
    — Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Two men were killed and nearly three dozen people injured when gunfire erupted at a homecoming weekend block party in Vienna, a small town in south Georgia.
    — Mike Stewart, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • His nose bled frequently, and his whole body regularly erupted into sudden, violent bouts of chills.
    — Trisha Thadani Kirsten Potter Tanya Pérez Devin Murphy, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the Chiefs’ 30-27 win over the Raiders, Walker rushed for 177 yards on 22 carries with two touchdowns and a pulsating 76-yard dash.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Last April, residents of the Vendome Place Condominium in Miami Beach were inside the elevator with the doors closed when floodwaters rushed in, NBC6 reported.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
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
Verb
  • By its sixth season, episodes also streamed on Hotstar, which, like the channel, was owned by Star India.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Fincher was also an EP, showrunner and director on the Joe Penhall created Netflix series Mindhunters which streamed for two seasons.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Unregulated textile factories, iron and steel mills, and Coca-Cola production and chemical plants spewed pollution into the air and water well into the mid-20th century.
    — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • But to anyone who knew the actual facts, not reckless garbage spewed on the internet, the result of the process was never in doubt.
    — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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“Spouted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spouted. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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