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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
While Pistons forward Tobias Harris was holding Diabate back, Diabate threw a punch at Duren.
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Steve Reed, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Back then, the average team still featured three starters who threw enough innings to qualify for the ERA title, probably had an ace who blew past 200 innings and had multiple pitchers with double-digit wins.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Pistons veteran Tobias Harris was holding back Diabate, when the latter threw a punch at Duren, escalating the whole situation.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny threw a joyous dance party Sunday night that started in a sugar cane field, featured Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, and included an actual wedding.
—Theresa Braine, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
That came four plays before Maye threw another reckless pass into a crowd of Seahawks that fell incomplete.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Drake Maye threw a strike to DeMario Douglas for nine yards, preventing a three-and-out and punt.
—February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
There is Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg, who immigrated from Austria to New York as a teen-ager and, as a young mother, threw herself into the new field of child development, eventually leading the Child Study Association.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The pursuers yelled taunts, threw bottles, and expected the two women to settle their differences with a fistfight, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Steve Reed, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Back then, the average team still featured three starters who threw enough innings to qualify for the ERA title, probably had an ace who blew past 200 innings and had multiple pitchers with double-digit wins.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Pistons veteran Tobias Harris was holding back Diabate, when the latter threw a punch at Duren, escalating the whole situation.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny threw a joyous dance party Sunday night that started in a sugar cane field, featured Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, and included an actual wedding.
—Theresa Braine, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
That came four plays before Maye threw another reckless pass into a crowd of Seahawks that fell incomplete.
—Doug Kyed, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
Drake Maye threw a strike to DeMario Douglas for nine yards, preventing a three-and-out and punt.
—February 9, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
There is Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg, who immigrated from Austria to New York as a teen-ager and, as a young mother, threw herself into the new field of child development, eventually leading the Child Study Association.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The pursuers yelled taunts, threw bottles, and expected the two women to settle their differences with a fistfight, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw
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She could also be grilled about her efforts to revive cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York's Democratic Attorney General Tish James after indictments against them were tossed.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both cases have since been tossed by a federal judge, who found that the prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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Venevision, which like most private networks dropped coverage critical of the government in recent years, has reopened its airwaves to anti-government voices, covering opposition leader María Corina Machado's every move in Washington since Maduro's capture.—
EGINA GARCIA CANO,
Arkansas Online,
8 Feb. 2026
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Campbell’s wife, who had advanced Alzheimer’s, died while Campbell was contesting the charges, prompting them to be dropped.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Footage showed dozens of people being arrested as agitators shouted insults at state patrol officers, tore down yellow police tape and hurled lewd objects at law enforcement.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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On that day, the mob hurled racist epithets, smoke bombs, and fists at him.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
4 Feb. 2026
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Republicans last year cut about $1 trillion over a decade from Medicaid and declined to extend covid-19-era subsidies that had lowered the cost of health plans under the Affordable Care Act.—
ALI SWENSON,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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When academic standards are quietly lowered to accommodate underprepared students, the harm spreads to all graduates.—
Andrea Mays,
Oc Register,
8 Feb. 2026
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Marie Lansiaux, assistant hatter at Henri Henri, said at the time, spectators who flung their hats onto the ice would go retrieve their headwear at a counter after the game.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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Spinning away from the baseline, the three-time MVP suddenly flung the ball toward the weak side with 43 seconds to go.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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One of them carried an assault rifle, later determined to be an AR-15, its strap slung high across his chest.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bam Adebayo snagged the loose ball and slung a pass back to Powell, only for Dosunmu to pick it off once again.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Threw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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