as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles
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Recent Examples of throw over
That particular march, however, stalled out in 49ers territory when Nix and Michael Bandy couldn’t connect on a third-and-medium throw over the middle.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
The second, hit by Gurriel, was fielded cleanly by Bogaerts, who then sailed a throw over Arraez at first base that bounced into the Padres’ dugout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Tagovailoa overthrew Waddle but then hit Waddle for 30 yards on a pinpoint throw over the middle...
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The contest for points classification appeared to open in Stage 3 when the reigning champion, Jasper Philipsen, of Alpecin–Deceuninck, was thrown over his handlebars during an intermediate sprint.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 July 2025
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
The second, hit by Gurriel, was fielded cleanly by Bogaerts, who then sailed a throw over Arraez at first base that bounced into the Padres’ dugout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
Tagovailoa overthrew Waddle but then hit Waddle for 30 yards on a pinpoint throw over the middle...
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
The contest for points classification appeared to open in Stage 3 when the reigning champion, Jasper Philipsen, of Alpecin–Deceuninck, was thrown over his handlebars during an intermediate sprint.
—Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
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The Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional the line-item veto in 1998, by which former President Bill Clinton unilaterally refused to spend money appropriated for particular purposes.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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In June, the Democratic group of senators accused the Department of Education of refusing to comply with Warren's monthslong congressional investigation into what, if any, records have been accessed by DOGE employees that could be sensitive.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Sep. 2025
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In July 2007, he was traded to the Atlanta Braves after rejecting an eight-year, $140 million contract extension.—
Taylor Millard,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainians overwhelmingly reject ceding territory.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Local police sought to have an alert sent out the Friday before they were found dead, but the agency that manages the program in Washington state declined to do so.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
19 Sep. 2025
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Investors eventually demanded their money back, causing Artamonov to return less than $400,000 by paying original investors with money from new investors or by declining to reimburse them at all, the indictment said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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That’s still true now, even as that back has a degenerative disorder that led to weeks missed in training camp and has this 37-year-old dirting the ball in the face of rushers and passing up lanes to rush for touchdowns.—
Nate Atkins,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Unless there are some screaming deals and mark-downs that are impossible to pass up.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … -- POLITICS 'MONSTERS' – Republican says people celebrating Kirk's death 'must be thrown out of civil society'.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The former baseball pro — who is currently expecting his first child with wife Emily Vakos — threw out the first pitch to former teammate Ian Happ, per ESPN before hitting the stands, as planned.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Throw over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20over. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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