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as in gutter
a pipe or channel for carrying off water from a roof
during the winter, runoff from the spout tends to freeze over and form a dangerous patch of ice on the walkway
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as in to pour
to flow out in great quantities or with force
water spouting from the hose
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as in to huff
to talk loudly and wildly
a self-important loudmouth who is always spouting about the mess that politicians have made of everything
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as in to eject
to violently throw out or off (something from within)
the drain suddenly spouted water and debris
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Recent Examples of spout
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s nothing more chic than this tea kettle that has a gooseneck spout that ensures precision pouring.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
At times, this approaches the tone of your garden-variety L.A. surfer bro, spouting anecdotes about the benefits of ayahuasca.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Some have a pull-out hose that can be used to aim the faucet’s spout and control the direction of the water.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024
There’s nothing more chic than this tea kettle that has a gooseneck spout that ensures precision pouring.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
The event at McCamish Pavilion came one day after Trump's Madison Square Garden rally where speakers spouted racist and sexist rhetoric.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
At times, this approaches the tone of your garden-variety L.A. surfer bro, spouting anecdotes about the benefits of ayahuasca.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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There were no nukes screaming across the open sea to knock our planet’s assembly of nations into history’s gutters of Armageddon.Will Cady, SPIN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Walz, 60, was tapped by Harris as her running mate in part because of his blue-collar appeal – a happy-go-lucky, flannel-wearing former high school teacher and football coach, who is cast as the everyday dad, fixing a car and repairing house gutters in campaign videos.Joey Garrison, The Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2024
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The attack in Zhuhai, a city of 2.5 million, took place on the eve of a major air show that is held there every two years and where China debuted a new stealth fighter jet Tuesday.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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During the rapprochement between China and the United States in the 1970s (which followed the split between China and the Soviet Union), North Korea hosted Soviet naval ships in its ports and allowed Soviet fighter jets to enter North Korean airspace.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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But even those strictures were watered down after the industry poured money into political contributions and lobbyists, who warned that cuts would harm elderly patients.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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This year members of the audience were given the opportunity to take part in an auction to be chosen to be the ones pouring the champagne into the glasses.Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Pad see ew huffed with smokiness, the wok hei seared so deeply into the wide noodles that its potency could withstand even the indignities of carryout containers.Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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The guardian huffed and slammed the door shut, but a moment later, metal clunked, and the door was opened.Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
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His win completes one of the most remarkable comebacks in political history, just four years after voters ejected him from the office.Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jon — who kicked off his time at the studio by sending a company plane filled with flowers to court supermodel Vendela — was the first to be ejected, at Peter’s behest, in 1991.Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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If any brand were to survive the shift to streaming in the company, Bravo would be it.Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
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None of the Grinch versions are currently available to stream for free.Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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But Oliver becomes increasingly agitated, ranting and pacing.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Trump himself has been ranting in recent days that cheating is already taking place and his campaign has already taken legal action by filing lawsuits in multiple states.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
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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
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“Spout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spout. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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