throw up
verb
threw up; thrown up; throwing up; throws up
1
: vomit
2
: to raise quickly
3
: to build hurriedly
new houses thrown up almost overnight
5
: to bring forth : produce
6
: to make distinct especially by contrast : cause to stand out
7
: to mention repeatedly by way of reproach
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Examples of throw up in a Sentence
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty “Welcome” sign
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 24 May 2026
That’s now throwing up attractive individual trades within the sector.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 May 2026
There are still superheroes running around, Annie’s been throwing up and fighting with her mom, but when families pull together there’s hope and a chance to be happy.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 20 May 2026
And stopped throwing up on the hour-and-a-half bus ride from Evergreen to Colorado Springs.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20up. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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