Thesaurus results for FLUNG

flung

verb

past tense of fling

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it

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Recent Examples of flung Small, phallic-looking worms rummaged through ocean-floor sediments while blind swimming beasts flung out whiplike tentacles to ensnare prey. —

Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 1 May 2026 In Oakland, police are investigating several incidents where a person or group flung purple paint over cameras or their solar panels, the news site Oaklandside reported. —

Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026 This island is farther flung than most, but the 35-minute flight by seaplane from Mal gives a spectacular view of the atolls at 5000 feet. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026 Decades later, parts of the city still looked flung together. —

Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 Dual insults — one from the US president and another from a Russian commentator — flung at Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be uniting at least some of her critics behind her. —

Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 The two boys look at each other and then take three snailish steps toward the open window of the Lincoln, the older with his arm flung horizontal like hazard tape across his brother's chest. —

Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026 In a warm-weather Cactus League game late in February, the sleeker, stronger Waldron flung the fastest knuckleball many Padres had seen. —

Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 The Rooney Rule is simply there to make sure the door is cracked ajar if not flung open wide for minority candidates who might otherwise not be given a fair shake. —

Greg Cote updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026

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Mikal Bridges grabbed the offensive rebound and threw it out to Jalen Brunson.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
As Molina learned, the collection belonged to the late Julia Juarez, a member of the Rhythm-Aires, a trio of teenage Chicanas from Azusa who threw parties in the early ’50s.

— Oliver Wang, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026