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vomit

[vom-it] / ˈvɒm ɪt /


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His face scrunched as a breeze that smelled like vomit hit us.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Workers say they encounter rude or mentally unstable people and an unfortunate amount of human waste and vomit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The disease spreads from one person to another by contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

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

From Science Daily Jun. 22, 2026

Her mouth had filled with saliva, as though she was about to vomit, and her vision was fading fast.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Hanna said: "She often produces flu-like symptoms with a runny nose and cough and often when the phlegm releases itself in a cough she feels nauseas and vomits."

From BBC Nov. 21, 2024

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

Unlike what its name suggests, morning sickness is not a condition where a pregnant woman just casually vomits in the morning and goes on with her day feeling fine.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2023

As they reach Frederick’s block, a woman in a dress, leaning against a building, bends over and vomits on the sidewalk.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

A baby boy in Kentucky vomited before becoming lethargic.

From Salon May 7, 2026

In one of the trials, 18% of patients on a high dose of Nereus vomited, compared to 44% who received a placebo.

From Barron's Dec. 31, 2025

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

Before she even left for home, Ted vomited and had diarrhea on the grass outside.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2025

The boy shook his head, coughed, then vomited again.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

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 was hospitalised for chronic constipation several times. I wasn't able to eat, I was vomiting and in such severe pain but I kept being told it was a stomach bug."

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that can cause vomiting and diarrhea, but it typically comes on within 12 to 48 hours of exposure and lasts one to three days.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

An unpleasant sensation is sweeping the nation: vomiting and explosive diarrhea that can last for weeks.

From Slate Jul. 17, 2026

I spun violently into the sky, raging and banging stars from their moorings, swirling and vomiting.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart




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