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as in tossed
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
threw a life preserver to the drowning man
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as in dropped
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
the attacker threw his victim to the ground
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Recent Examples of threw
For a while, Djena kept a bin with her clothes in Saran’s closet, until Saran threw it into the hallway, angry at Djena for forgetting to close her bedroom door.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
One way might be to hone a single, perfect statement—something narrow and vicious, a shiv to the ribs of the world that cheered your demise as your rival threw a Cheshire Cat grin at you from the Super Bowl halftime show.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
Grant homered on the third pitch that Heard, an All-SEC first-team pitcher, threw her.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 18 May 2026
At one point in the practice, then-Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace and then-Commanders cornerback Emmanuel Forrest were tangled up after a play and threw what appeared to be punches.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Rhodes, Inman and Chris Soohoo, Sun Space’s visuals engineer, threw together a Twitch livestream to continue the chaos.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
DraftKings threw Illinois' sports gambling tax structure under the bus in a statement published in the Chicago Tribune.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Braves starter Grant Holmes threw six shutout innings, and the Atlanta bullpen combined to allow one run over three innings.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026
Gavin Collyer took over and threw two hitless innings as the Astros were blanked for the third time this season.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
One way might be to hone a single, perfect statement—something narrow and vicious, a shiv to the ribs of the world that cheered your demise as your rival threw a Cheshire Cat grin at you from the Super Bowl halftime show.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
Grant homered on the third pitch that Heard, an All-SEC first-team pitcher, threw her.
—Haley Sawyer, Daily News, 18 May 2026
At one point in the practice, then-Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace and then-Commanders cornerback Emmanuel Forrest were tangled up after a play and threw what appeared to be punches.
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Rhodes, Inman and Chris Soohoo, Sun Space’s visuals engineer, threw together a Twitch livestream to continue the chaos.
—Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
DraftKings threw Illinois' sports gambling tax structure under the bus in a statement published in the Chicago Tribune.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Braves starter Grant Holmes threw six shutout innings, and the Atlanta bullpen combined to allow one run over three innings.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026
Gavin Collyer took over and threw two hitless innings as the Astros were blanked for the third time this season.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw
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Carmella and Omar made it onto the ballot, but only because of extraordinary effort and after hundreds of signatures were tossed.—
Adam Davis,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Most boxes focus on generic stuff that will either get ripped to shreds or tossed to the side.—
Rachel Cortez,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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He was dropped for the trip to Le Havre, but has returned to the squad for Sunday’s pivotal final game at home to Rennes.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Those runs proved useful when Benge dropped a fly ball in the top of the seventh, allowing a run to score for the Yankees, who loaded the bases with no outs, forcing the Mets to go to the bullpen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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During another act of vandalism, the suspects hurled an egg at a home, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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In 1773, Bostonians disguised as Mohawks hurled hundreds of chests of British tea into the ocean.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The rise of direct-to-consumer commerce and online visibility has also lowered barriers to entry in ways that can obscure the technical expertise traditionally associated with design.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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When asked about reports that the bus had stopped on the railway tracks and that the barriers, used to keep motorists away from the tracks when the trains are passing, may not have lowered properly, Siripong said the matter still needs to be investigated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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While fine particulate matter is made of charred bits flung directly into the atmosphere by wildfires, ozone forms after the fact, when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds interact with light.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
12 May 2026
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The front of the Odyssey collided with the back of the Pilot, which was then flung west.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile at Gucci’s coed show, Demna offered up painted on black trousers, slung low on the hips with unbuttoned shirts.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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Three gaffers rush by with heavy coils of electric cord slung over their shoulders.—
Jade Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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“Threw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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