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
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.
—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
Frequent collaborators like Popstar Benny and Alexander Spit provide the soundscape, and Sideshow chooses their most peculiar beats—the anxious ones that most resemble audio equipment thrown down a flight of stairs.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
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
Frequent collaborators like Popstar Benny and Alexander Spit provide the soundscape, and Sideshow chooses their most peculiar beats—the anxious ones that most resemble audio equipment thrown down a flight of stairs.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown down
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The force of the blast had thrown Samih through what had been a wall and into a neighboring apartment.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Much of Latin America has thrown its support behind Paz, but the deputy secretary of state singled out Argentine President Javier Milei for his support.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
20 May 2026
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He was dropped for the trip to Le Havre, but has returned to the squad for Sunday’s pivotal final game at home to Rennes.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Those runs proved useful when Benge dropped a fly ball in the top of the seventh, allowing a run to score for the Yankees, who loaded the bases with no outs, forcing the Mets to go to the bullpen.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2026
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The rise of direct-to-consumer commerce and online visibility has also lowered barriers to entry in ways that can obscure the technical expertise traditionally associated with design.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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When asked about reports that the bus had stopped on the railway tracks and that the barriers, used to keep motorists away from the tracks when the trains are passing, may not have lowered properly, Siripong said the matter still needs to be investigated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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“Thrown down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20down. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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