as in thrown
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of thrown down
During a collision, gas clouds could be thrown down toward each galaxy’s center and ultimately fall into decaying orbits around each awaiting black hole, forming huge disks there that would become extremely hot and potentially extremely bright.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
The whole thing seemed to go south rapidly, with a 6 AM deadline thrown down as a marker.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
London — Keir Starmer has thrown down the gauntlet to his potential rivals, defying calls to quit as Britain’s prime minister and instead challenging his would-be opponents to launch a formal challenge against his leadership of the Labour Party.
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Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
Eighteen months on, Tuchel had effectively thrown down a challenge to these same players in his media activity on Monday at Tottenham’s training ground.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit.
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Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend.
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Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Court documents said tacks, blocks and toys were also thrown down the stairs during the video.
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Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
The gauntlet has been decisively thrown down.
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Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
22 May 2026
The whole thing seemed to go south rapidly, with a 6 AM deadline thrown down as a marker.
—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
London — Keir Starmer has thrown down the gauntlet to his potential rivals, defying calls to quit as Britain’s prime minister and instead challenging his would-be opponents to launch a formal challenge against his leadership of the Labour Party.
—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
Eighteen months on, Tuchel had effectively thrown down a challenge to these same players in his media activity on Monday at Tottenham’s training ground.
—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit.
—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend.
—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Court documents said tacks, blocks and toys were also thrown down the stairs during the video.
—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
The gauntlet has been decisively thrown down.
—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown down
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On June 15, while fans celebrated a scoreless draw by Cape Verde, also known as Cabo Verde, nine people were arrested after bottles were thrown at officers and fans set off fireworks.
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Watson has the ability to take any type pitch where it is thrown, using the entire field with line-drive darts off the barrel.
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This also will be the first time the ball has dropped for a July 4 celebration.
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The first-year pro soccer club dropped a 2-1 home game to One Knoxville, watching the Tennessee side and reigning league champ rally to steal all three points in front of 7,223 fans at Expo Idaho.
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Tesla’s results – which came in above expectations – indicate the company may be recovering after two straight years of annual sales drops and the removal EV tax credits in the US, which has lowered the incentive for prospective American buyers.
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In 1962, off the coast of France, Link lowered diver Robert Sténuit in an inflatable chamber of his own design and kept him at 200 feet for more than 24 hours.
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“Thrown down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20down. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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