1
: having a throat especially of a specified kind
—usually used in combination
a ruby-throated hummingbird
2
: making a specified kind of sound from the throat
—usually used in combination
… the deep-throated growls and barks of a determined German shepherd.—
Dick Francis
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And given her record in S.C. AND the U.N., particularly her open throated defense of Israel in that forum, Haley wins my vote.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
This is a whole, full-throated countrified musical based around the U.S.’s favorite heavily subsidized grain.
—Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
Their full-throated singing is terrific.
—David Benedict, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
These are full-throated, demonstrative singers well practiced in the idioms of contemporary American opera, singers of our place and time.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
The administration has expressed support for Iranians mounting monthslong antigovernment protests in Iran and is likely to come under pressure from some Republicans and other China hawks in Congress and elsewhere to demonstrate more full-throated backing for the Chinese protesters.
—Charles Hutzler, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
Getting the subjunctive mood involved doesn’t sound like full-throated approval.
—Vulture, 6 May 2022
The project follows her 2020 album, Plastic Hearts, a full-throated return to rock.
—Vulture, 12 Jan. 2023
Dishes like northern-style laap sausage; pollock in a sour curry; or glass noodles baked with pork belly and crab in a clay pot are excellent and full-throated spicy.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
This is a whole, full-throated countrified musical based around the U.S.’s favorite heavily subsidized grain.
—Vulture, 4 Apr. 2023
Their full-throated singing is terrific.
—David Benedict, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
These are full-throated, demonstrative singers well practiced in the idioms of contemporary American opera, singers of our place and time.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
The administration has expressed support for Iranians mounting monthslong antigovernment protests in Iran and is likely to come under pressure from some Republicans and other China hawks in Congress and elsewhere to demonstrate more full-throated backing for the Chinese protesters.
—Charles Hutzler, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2022
Getting the subjunctive mood involved doesn’t sound like full-throated approval.
—Vulture, 6 May 2022
The project follows her 2020 album, Plastic Hearts, a full-throated return to rock.
—Vulture, 12 Jan. 2023
Dishes like northern-style laap sausage; pollock in a sour curry; or glass noodles baked with pork belly and crab in a clay pot are excellent and full-throated spicy.
—Eric Asimov, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023
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“Throated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throated. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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