Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
Spitting out is an antonym for keep.
Spitting out
Both terms in one sentence
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Nick Hancock was in the middle of a swig from his water bottle, and tried and failed to keep from spitting out the mouthful he had just drunk.
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Spitting out and Keep. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/spitting_out
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Spitting out or Keep. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/keep/spitting_out.
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