1
as in tossing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
threw a life preserver to the drowning man
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2
as in lowering
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
the attacker threw his victim to the ground
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Recent Examples of throwing
The bear was completely oblivious to this crowd of people screaming and throwing things at it.
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Josh Rivera, USA Today, 21 June 2026
There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Steer snuck a slow roller under the glove of the second baseman Chisholm, and as Steer surged to second, José Caballero — who moved from left field to center field an inning earlier — came up throwing.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
Algerian players received a tour of KU's facilities, kicking field goals, throwing American footballs at the under-construction Kansas Memorial Stadium, and hitting the batting cages at Hoglund Ballpark.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The right-hander left after giving up 12 hits, walking two and throwing 95 pitches.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
This time, the hard-throwing right-hander shut the door with a 1-2-3 inning, earning his first save of the season.
—Jason Burke, Oc Register, 21 June 2026
Lynch injured his lower left side throwing his second pitch of the fifth.
—ABC News, 21 June 2026
Paul Goldschmidt hit an infield single off Braydon Fisher (2-2) to begin the ninth and advanced on Fisher's throwing error.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Josh Rivera, USA Today, 21 June 2026
There is a real distinction between a city unified by five fine starting players in a game that originally involved throwing a ball into a peach basket and that, however improbably, became the city game, and the bloody display in the nation’s capital.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Steer snuck a slow roller under the glove of the second baseman Chisholm, and as Steer surged to second, José Caballero — who moved from left field to center field an inning earlier — came up throwing.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026
Algerian players received a tour of KU's facilities, kicking field goals, throwing American footballs at the under-construction Kansas Memorial Stadium, and hitting the batting cages at Hoglund Ballpark.
—Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The right-hander left after giving up 12 hits, walking two and throwing 95 pitches.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
This time, the hard-throwing right-hander shut the door with a 1-2-3 inning, earning his first save of the season.
—Jason Burke, Oc Register, 21 June 2026
Lynch injured his lower left side throwing his second pitch of the fifth.
—ABC News, 21 June 2026
Paul Goldschmidt hit an infield single off Braydon Fisher (2-2) to begin the ninth and advanced on Fisher's throwing error.
—Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing
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Martín Pérez was on the mound for the home team, a soft-tossing veteran lefty who was pumping in 89-mph sinkers.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
20 June 2026
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During the opening match of the World Cup last week, some Mexico fans were seen tossing sombreros in delight as their team defeated the Republic of South Africa 2-0, but the hats might come in handy for the rest of the tournament.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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And lower transportation costs eventually will have the effect of lowering prices on the supermarket shelves.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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No matter how many times Trump posts about it, passing more voter ID laws and lowering the Senate's voting threshold seem to be dead-on-arrival propositions.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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In 2017, Spanish police said a 6-year-old girl died and six other children were injured when an inflatable bouncy castle came free from its stakes and flew into the air in Caldes de Malavella, in northeastern Spain, hurling the children to the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Seemingly out of nowhere, people on the sidewalk joined her and started hurling objects at her.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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The water-dropping helicopters returned during Friday's flare-up.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Participation ebbs and flows with the economy, dropping to 35 million in 2019.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The players rotated quickly, setting flurries of picks and cutting, creating space by driving to the basket, stretching the defense to the point of breaking, and then flinging the ball to the open man in the corner.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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My summer version of Jay Gatsby flinging his silk shirts over a balcony is filling a room with dainty cotton blouses and dresses in sweet floral motifs.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
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From twisting a bright pink kerchief into a one-shoulder top to slinging another across her hips to create a slit up-to-there skirt, Li found pleasure in the trial-and-error process.—
Diana Tsui,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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Our friends at DawgNation recently pulled the stats on Sanford Stadium alcohol sales in 2025, the school’s second season of slinging suds and hard seltzer.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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One such post targeting the wife of a Dooley operative led to Collins firing a top political aide responsible for the post.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Tunisia have appointed Herve Renard as their new head coach after firing Sabri Lamouchi just one game into the World Cup.—
Sam Joseph,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Throwing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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