THREW OUT Synonyms: 220 Similar and Opposite Words

threw out

verb

past tense of throw out

as in dismissed

to drive or force out the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

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as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?

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as in cast

to throw or give off the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

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as in refused

to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards

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Recent Examples of threw out Bryant was known to attend Dodgers games going back to his early days in Los Angeles and threw out the first pitch on several occasions. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 Bears Chairman George McCaskey was even part of the act as an umpire, and Rick Sutcliffe threw out the first pitch in Sunday’s show. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026 Friday’s game was Oklahoma State University night at Globe Life, where Oklahoma State’s new quarterback, Drew Mestemaker, threw out the first pitch. — Cal Phillips updated July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026 And catcher Carter Jensen threw out James Outman, who was attempting to steal second in the fifth. — Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 O’Neill threw out Nick Allen at the plate after catching Altuve’s flyball to shallow right field. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Oeschger, who played for the Phillies’ first pennant winner in 1915, threw out the first pitch of Game 3 of the 1983 World Series at Veterans Stadium. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Jevremovic sued him for defamation in December but a judge threw out the case, citing that it hadn’t been filed in the correct jurisdiction. — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026 With runners on first and third, Adrián González lifted a fly ball to left fielder Michael Brantley, who threw out Dee Gordon at the plate. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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But that conviction was dismissed after the revelation that a juror in the trial had not disclosed a domestic violence incident in her own background in order to win a seat on the panel, The Denver Post reports.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

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In 2015, the last year fishing was allowed around the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the longline fishing fleet caught and discarded more than 7,000 sharks.

— NPR, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Russia’s answer to the Artemis program is to develop its own Russian Orbital Station, using modules from the International Space Station after it has been discarded, which would act as a gateway for lunar exploration.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026

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The Swannanoa River, across Highway 70 from Barker's street, rose to historic levels after Hurricane Helene dumped intense rainfall on the Appalachian region, after the area had already been hit by a storm just days before.

— Ginger Zee, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The wind whips up sewage dried to a powder that's been dumped for years onto an arid riverbed near the fishing settlement of Rehri Goth, on the outskirts of the Pakistani port city of Karachi.

— Diaa Hadid, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

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Hur, following his investigation into Biden’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, released a lengthy report in February 2024 that concluded no criminal charges were warranted against Biden.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
Under Georgia law, a judge can decide whether a defendant serves that sentence in prison or on probation, so Colin Gray could be released Thursday.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

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