expulsive

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In addition to the Alien franchise making its grand expulsive return this spring, doppelgänger release Life will likewise set an intelligent life form on a crew of unsuspecting astronauts trapped on a spacecraft.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2017

Mr. R.—When a man really receives Christ into his heart, he experiences “the expulsive power of a new affection.”

From Sovereign Grace Its Source, Its Nature and Its Effects by Moody, Dwight Lyman

The lesions produced in the extreme expulsive efforts of the paroxysm form favorable niduses for the micro-organism.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

From the uppermost portion of the chromosphere great fiery tongues of glowing hydrogen and calcium vapour shoot out for many thousands of miles, driven outward by some prodigious expulsive force.

From The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told by Thomson, J. Arthur

Elimination can only be secured by a proper expulsive effort.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)