as in throws
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of throws down
Pope hit a monster triple from the corner put the Horns up 75-68 with 1 minute, 29 seconds left and after Vokietaitis final miss, Mark calmly sunk four straight throws down the stretch to keep the Horns in the tournament.
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Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
His downfield accuracy on a handful of throws down the stretch, after an entire season of taking an absolute beating in the pocket, has been sensational.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Mahomes is always dangerous and capable of making throws down the field.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Once the massive task of harvesting is complete (in 2023, Dothan’s Houston County harvested more than 89 million pounds), the town—in true Southern fashion—throws down for one epic celebration known as the National Peanut Festival.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
His downfield accuracy on a handful of throws down the stretch, after an entire season of taking an absolute beating in the pocket, has been sensational.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Mahomes is always dangerous and capable of making throws down the field.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Once the massive task of harvesting is complete (in 2023, Dothan’s Houston County harvested more than 89 million pounds), the town—in true Southern fashion—throws down for one epic celebration known as the National Peanut Festival.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws down
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As if aware that things are about to get confusing for the audience, writer-director Ritchie throws plenty of narration at us early on, emanating from Rachel Wild (Eiza Gonzalez), the sort of ultra-confident lawyer who clearly dresses for success.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Schlittler throws a fastball — a four-seamer, a two-seam sinker or his cutter — 91 percent of the time.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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To keep an eye on any such impact if the proposal is implemented, the LAO recommends that the UC system collect data to determine if the tuition hike lowers demand among nonresident students or raises the household income level among that section of the student body.—
Tarini Mehta,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
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This lowers manufacturing costs while making replacement and customization easier for developers, according to reports.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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Drake also released seven music videos on YouTube in the hours following the album drops.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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This drops him one spot to ninth on the list, behind Russian financial trader Alex Lerko.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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“Throws down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20down. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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