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vomit

[vom-it] / ˈvɒm ɪt /


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And you can put stuff in a guy’s mouth and have him spit it out, but to really get a good projectile vomit, you need to have some sort of cannon apparatus.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

She says she is only supposed to mop and sanitize when there is vomit or excrement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The virus spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids such as blood, vomit, diarrhea, and sperm.

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

Ebola is transmitted through contact with infected bodily fluids, including blood, urine, vomit, semen and breast milk.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Auggie used to say they smelled like orc vomit, which I always thought was funny.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

Alabama prison officials said this week that they do not plan to allow him to have any food after 10 a.m. on Thursday in an effort to lower the likelihood that he vomits.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2024

Ultimately, actor and director studied a notorious scene in Joshua Oppenheimer’s 2012 documentary “The Act of Killing,” in which an Indonesian mass murderer vomits almost in mutiny with his own mind.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2024

Griffin says that sometimes during a panic attack she vomits, and that previously she's gone to the emergency room to get IV fluids.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2023

Rian Johnson’s 2019 mystery “Knives Out” features an unlikely but convenient fact: The protagonist vomits whenever she lies.

From Washington Post Feb. 2, 2023

“She is constantly nauseated and claims she vomits everything she eats.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

On the hottest days, his mother Madhuri Devi said she repeatedly vomited while cooking over the stove.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

A baby boy in Kentucky vomited before becoming lethargic.

From Salon May 7, 2026

Mac was so determined to carry on the tradition that he has run with broken bones and norovirus that was so bad he vomited "gallons".

From BBC May 3, 2026

Along with other passengers, Harris complained of trouble breathing before he vomited into a plastic bag at his seat.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 12, 2025

And then, as if to prove her point, she vomited.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

But after Uganda and DR Congo jointly declared the Ebola outbreak on 15 May, people with symptoms - which include headaches, fever and vomiting - "came direct to the treatment unit," Dr Kaggwa said.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

When people eat these contaminated shellfish or fish, they can get Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, which can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, permanent short-term memory loss, coma or death.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic infection that can cause diarrhea, vomiting and intense abdominal pain that can last for weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Unexplained weight loss, persistent tiredness, weakness, reduced appetite, nausea, or vomiting may indicate an underlying medical problem and warrant a conversation with a health care provider.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

I just know I'm about ten seconds from vomiting all over Jamie's porch if I don't sit down and rub the frantic pain drilling through my head.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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