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as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in to throw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of throw up
Marcus Smart, who missed nine of 13 shots, threw up a brick.
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Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Eaves throws up some Ls at that one.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Gilbert was off and running on contact and would’ve easily scored if Borg had waved him home, but Borg threw up the stop sign and Gilbert slammed on the brakes.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Some looked stunned, others threw up their hands or clapped.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Eaves throws up some Ls at that one.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 2 May 2026
Gilbert was off and running on contact and would’ve easily scored if Borg had waved him home, but Borg threw up the stop sign and Gilbert slammed on the brakes.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
Some looked stunned, others threw up their hands or clapped.
—Camila Gomez, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Few walk out in protest anymore, and fewer still vomit, faint, or require the emergency medical attention the press so loves to lead with.—
Caroline Lillian Schopp,
Artforum,
13 May 2026
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One puppy later vomited up a bone, a stark indication of what little the animals had been consuming to survive.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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The winter had pulled Grant into the orbit of UCLA women’s basketball, where the softball superstar became a role player, a spark plug, another body hurling itself at eventual WNBA draft picks in pursuit of a national title.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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But between rapid-fire questions and candidates hurling insults or talking over one another, the chaotic nature of some debate moments did little to help undecided voters make up their minds about their preferred candidate, some political observers said.—
Linh Tat,
Daily News,
14 May 2026
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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20up. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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