as in threw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of threw down
As West Ranch catcher Kara Carnes threw down, Simi Valley shortstop Hayden Chang ran towards home to go up 1-0.
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Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Two possessions later, with the Aggies ahead 82-74, Collins stole another pass at the top of the key and this time threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk to ice only the second NCAA Tournament win for Utah State in its dozen years in the Mountain West.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Jung Kook threw down with Latto and Jack Harlow on Golden, while J-Hope got raw with Jack in the Box and his street-dance docuseries Hope on the Street.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Canyon had runners on first and second with no outs when Ayres threw down to second for the out.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Johan Munch threw down a dunk to give Oregon State a 78-75 lead before Adrian McIntyre hit a straight-away 3 pointer just before the buzzer that forced overtime.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Melton scored a season-high 28 points and threw down a shocking poster dunk in the second half, while Moses Moody continued to shoot well and scored 24.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Two possessions later, with the Aggies ahead 82-74, Collins stole another pass at the top of the key and this time threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk to ice only the second NCAA Tournament win for Utah State in its dozen years in the Mountain West.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Jung Kook threw down with Latto and Jack Harlow on Golden, while J-Hope got raw with Jack in the Box and his street-dance docuseries Hope on the Street.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Canyon had runners on first and second with no outs when Ayres threw down to second for the out.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Johan Munch threw down a dunk to give Oregon State a 78-75 lead before Adrian McIntyre hit a straight-away 3 pointer just before the buzzer that forced overtime.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Melton scored a season-high 28 points and threw down a shocking poster dunk in the second half, while Moses Moody continued to shoot well and scored 24.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw down
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Clay Holmes threw 5 2/3 innings, Devin Williams recorded his first save in a Mets uniform, and the Mets limited the Cards to only five hits throughout the entire game, quieting the bats that made a lot of noise in their season-opening series.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ohtani threw a total of 67⅓ innings last year (including the postseason) in his return from a second elbow surgery.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
31 Mar. 2026
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Laughton also lowered the boom on Marchessault in the first period.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
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When the Coast Guard's Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene, a rescue swimmer was lowered into the ocean.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Galaxy dropped a second consecutive home game and fell to just 1-2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park so far this season, following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United in front of 22,147.—
Damian Calhoun,
Daily News,
5 Apr. 2026
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This protocol set timelines for how long criminal defendants could be held without legal representation, and allowed cases to be dropped if a defendant went too long without legal representation, which they are constitutionally entitled to.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Threw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20down. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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