belched

verb

Definition of belchednext
past tense of belch
as in erupted
to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano belched lava and ash for days

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  1. erupted
  2. ejected
  3. expelled
  4. spat
  5. spit
  6. emitted
  7. poured
Verb
  • Without another word, O'Neal immediately nailed the shot, and Reese erupted in cheers.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance's microphone was temporarily muted Tuesday night by CBS News during the debate after a fact-check erupted into an argument.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of erupted
Verb
  • The second event — explained in layman’s terms — is when a tiny bit of the sun, plasma and magnetic fields, is ejected.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Graves said the collision caused one passenger to be ejected from the bus and that person died.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • So my husband, for example, his family is from Egypt, expelled by Gamal Abdel Nasser.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For example, the Beverly Hills school district expelled five eighth-graders who shared fake nudes of 16 other eighth-graders in February.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of expelled
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  • The flare comes after nearly a week of flares and coronal plasma ejections spat toward the planet that threatened disruptions to power and communications systems on Earth.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 15 May 2024
  • Israeli media reported that coalition lawmaker Simcha Rothman had joined a Sukkot march during which ultra-Orthodox Jews spat at churches.
    JULIA FRANKEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023
Definition of spat
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  • Two unidentified staff members were offered a plea deal for their charge of official oppression after slamming a child’s head into a brick pillar and spitting on him as he was dragged away to solitary confinement.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • At the time, an early stint on Barney & Friends had led to a leading role on Wizards, which sucked her into the Disney machine and, later, spit her out a chart-topping superstar.
    Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of spit
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  • Voyager 2 has three radioisotope thermoelectric generators that power the spacecraft by converting heat emitted by the decaying plutonium into electricity.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Amid the solar activity, the sun even emitted an explosive burst of radiation that became the largest solar flare detected since 2017, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of emitted
Verb
  • Comprising two capsules, two wine stoppers, a bottle sleeve, and the Pivot aerator, the system infuses bottles with Argon gas as wine is poured.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
  • A couple of lovely Turkish wines are poured there including a Vïnkara rosé of Kalecik Karasi (a grape indigenous to Turkey).
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of poured
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