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as in lurched
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas
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as in jerked
to make jerky or restless movements
tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
toss that football over here
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use
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Recent Examples of tossed
This recipe shows the humble white button mushroom’s versatility in a savory sauce thickened with heavy cream and flavored with garlic and shallots and tossed with chicken meatballs.
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Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The pork is served over a bed of spaghetti tossed with fresh arugula, whose peppery bite adds a bright, fresh contrast.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
But senior catcher Brody Thompson recovered the ball quickly and tossed it to Gonzalez, who raced over to cover the plate.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 20 May 2026
There have been other owners across the pro sports landscape who have gone in and tossed over the tables.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Video shows the moments a baby was tossed by its mother from a burning home and caught by a Kalamazoo, Michigan, police officer.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Walbert Ureña tossed six scoreless innings for the Angels, giving up four hits and striking out four.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Valentina Reyes tossed a four-hitter with seven strikeouts for Burroughs, which plays Ramona in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Walbert Ureña tossed six scoreless innings for the Angels, allowing four hits and striking out four.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
The pork is served over a bed of spaghetti tossed with fresh arugula, whose peppery bite adds a bright, fresh contrast.
—Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026
But senior catcher Brody Thompson recovered the ball quickly and tossed it to Gonzalez, who raced over to cover the plate.
—Dan Rios, Daily News, 20 May 2026
There have been other owners across the pro sports landscape who have gone in and tossed over the tables.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Video shows the moments a baby was tossed by its mother from a burning home and caught by a Kalamazoo, Michigan, police officer.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Walbert Ureña tossed six scoreless innings for the Angels, giving up four hits and striking out four.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026
Valentina Reyes tossed a four-hitter with seven strikeouts for Burroughs, which plays Ramona in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
Walbert Ureña tossed six scoreless innings for the Angels, allowing four hits and striking out four.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossed
Verb
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So between those two things, the balance of gerrymanders has lurched pretty abruptly toward the right.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Meanwhile, federal policy has lurched in opposite directions.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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John jerked Maggie back by the elbow and stopped her from stepping into the street.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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My empty paper bowl jerked along the belt, stopping under each funnel.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
8 May 2026
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For a while, Djena kept a bin with her clothes in Saran’s closet, until Saran threw it into the hallway, angry at Djena for forgetting to close her bedroom door.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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One way might be to hone a single, perfect statement—something narrow and vicious, a shiv to the ribs of the world that cheered your demise as your rival threw a Cheshire Cat grin at you from the Super Bowl halftime show.—
Jayson Greene,
Pitchfork,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Some of the visceral mechanisms that gave it life have to be discarded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Interestingly, the blowing agent is derived from oyster shells discarded by the seafood industry, and the magnesium and calcium are sourced as natural byproducts of seawater desalination.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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But during the aufguss ceremony at BASIN Glacial Waters, people smiled and laughed and swayed to the music, and Kyan’s dance-like towel moves distracted me from the discomfort of the heat.—
Jen Murphy,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 May 2026
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According to the court, Hill made comments that could have swayed how jurors viewed the evidence and pushed them toward a guilty verdict.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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One woman ordered some home furniture while two children fidgeted nearby.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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During another act of vandalism, the suspects hurled an egg at a home, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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In 1773, Bostonians disguised as Mohawks hurled hundreds of chests of British tea into the ocean.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The movie clocks in at 97 minutes and was reportedly shot in 2023, and it’s currently being dumped into theaters by Black Bear after Lionsgate decided not to release it last year, so maybe all the interesting stuff was cut along the way.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The conglomerate also dumped a number of other stocks, including Visa, Mastercard, Domino’s Pizza, Amazon and United Healthcare after the departure late last year of Todd Combs, who was one of the two investment mangers Buffett hired to help manage the portfolio.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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“Tossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossed. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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