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Recent Examples of throw off
So is there a world in which a funeral was staged in order to throw off fans?
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 June 2025
After Glasnow had thrown one bullpen session a week and a half earlier, a bout of back tightness had kept him from throwing off a mound again since.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Combined with Earth’s tilt, this throws off the figure eight’s north-south symmetry.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
How much of it is going to throw off the team’s offseason training, the overall development of these two top players?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 5 June 2025
After Glasnow had thrown one bullpen session a week and a half earlier, a bout of back tightness had kept him from throwing off a mound again since.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Combined with Earth’s tilt, this throws off the figure eight’s north-south symmetry.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 5 June 2025
How much of it is going to throw off the team’s offseason training, the overall development of these two top players?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw off
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Sending in the National Guard was an obvious military flex, designed to to bait Angelenos while perhaps distracting Americans from Trump’s far greater troubles.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The upshot is, an ADAS, such as Tesla FSD and robotaxi, does not get distracted and is laser-focused on the road.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The state is reviving a tax amnesty program and diverting $137 million from the road fund to cover state employee health benefits, a move analysts warn could weaken long-term infrastructure funding.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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Dort watched the ball traverse over his noggin but did not divert his focus from Haliburton.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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