1
as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in threw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
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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After the racing cars sideswiped, Cobb lost control of his Audi, which hurled across the grassy median and into the westbound lanes.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2025 -
Zero Day took the exit ramp off Act Two and hurled into Act Three at full speed.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Threw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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