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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
expectorate .
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Examples
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The hate filled indoctrination expectorated from the pulpit by Wright was more akin to the distorted view of Islam relied upon by Bin Laden to encourage others to kill that to the teaching of Jesus.
Early Word: Articles of Faith - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Shorty looked from one to the other, expectorated, but did not move.
THE MEAT 2010
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The mechanism inside my building operates more or less smoothly and quietly, but that sense of being expectorated by architecture upsets me.
Everything Has Been Arranged (or, Chamomile Tea at Ten Thousand Feet) Marshall Moore 2011
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While Lembcke doesn't prove that nobody ever expectorated on a serviceman -- you can't prove a negative, after all -- he reduces the claim to an urban myth.
Mark Engler: Spitting in the Faces of U.S. Troops Mark Engler 2010
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From the blatant Republican policy doublespeak emanating from think-tank sponsored word doctors to the outright obstruction and lies expectorated by Republican congressional representatives and senators, the very concept of governance can only be considered once the culprits are removed.
Steven Weber: Comedy Relief Steven Weber 2011
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While Lembcke doesn't prove that nobody ever expectorated on a serviceman -- you can't prove a negative, after all -- he reduces the claim to an urban myth.
Mark Engler: Spitting in the Faces of U.S. Troops Mark Engler 2010
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While Lembcke doesn't prove that nobody ever expectorated on a serviceman -- you can't prove a negative, after all -- he reduces the claim to an urban myth.
Mark Engler: Spitting in the Faces of U.S. Troops Mark Engler 2010
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The mechanism inside my building operates more or less smoothly and quietly, but that sense of being expectorated by architecture upsets me.
Everything Has Been Arranged (or, Chamomile Tea at Ten Thousand Feet) Marshall Moore 2011
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I expect this article to be well rated, simply because it is a well expectorated article.
Think Diouf is vile? Listen to the fans | Kevin McKenna 2011
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Dem Internets now bein a democrafying force, but now how we expectorated about it.
Hillary's Internet Guru: Obama's Web Team Deserves Tremendous Credit 2009
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