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urinate

[yoor-uh-nayt] / ˈjʊər əˌneɪt /
VERB
go to the bathroom
Synonyms


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A 2016 video of Pulido has generated controversy, in which he pretends to urinate on Trump's star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

In 1961, as astronaut Alan Shepard sat aboard his Redstone rocket waiting to become the first American launched in space, hours of delays forced him to urinate in his space suit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

In reality, artificially boosting testosterone, especially if not medically indicated, can shrink testicles, lower sperm counts and even make it harder to urinate.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Many went from waking up multiple times each night to urinate to waking only about once per night.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

She did not resemble the patients in the doctor’s office, those who came glassy-eyed and desperate, unable to sleep or breathe or urinate with ease, unable, above all, to give words to their pains.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

“When one chimpanzee urinates, others nearby are more likely to urinate within a short time frame,” Onishi said.

From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2025

If permission is granted but the tortoise urinates, which can cause them to become dangerously dehydrated, the soldiers must call it in again and wait for a base ecologist to respond.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2024

She said she is drinking so little herself, she only urinates every other day.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023

“Her mother badgered the school until they agreed to put a litter box in one of the stalls. So this girl goes into the litter room or to the girl’s room and urinates or whatever.”

From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

If, in addition to quivering, the animal urinates, no better sign could be looked for.

From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Edgar Thurston

The elephants, after ransacking her house and eating her corn, urinated on what remained of her grain supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Terrified, the young boy urinated on himself and remained in his soiled clothes until he and his family were transferred to a Texas detention center.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2025

That was the case Thursday for Jose Luis Ballester, who couldn’t find a bathroom near the 13th tee at the Masters so he unzipped his fly and urinated in Rae’s Creek.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025

China's biggest hotpot chain Haidilao has offered to compensate more than 4,000 diners who visited one of its Shanghai branches, where two teens urinated into their hotpot broth.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2025

Many of us urinated without noticing it, out of sheer terror.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The most frequently reported side effects were dry mouth, nausea, insomnia, and difficulty urinating.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

People should not ignore prostate symptoms, such as difficulty urinating.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

Also, the dog stained the oak floors by regularly urinating in the living room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Offstage, he was a doddering, stammering dad shuffling around rooms bustling with yapping tiny dogs urinating everywhere.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2025

Danny was urinating into one of the urinals.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok


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