1
: an act or instance of throwing a ball in: such as
a
: a throw made from the touchline in soccer to put the ball back in play after it has gone into touch
b
: a throw from an outfielder to the infield in baseball
c
: an inbounds pass in basketball
2
: something added as a bonus or supplement
threw in; thrown in; throwing in; throws in
1
: to add as a gratuity or supplement
2
: to introduce or interject in the course of something : contribute
they throw in some … sound effects on several songs—
Tom Phillips
Tom Phillips4
: engage
throw in the clutch
: to enter into association or partnership : join
agrees to throw in with a crooked ex-cop—Newsweek
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Noun
anyone who buys a book today will get a bookmark as a throw-in
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Between Bellinger, superstar Aaron Judge, and Trent Grisham, who arrived as a throw-in in the Soto trade the Yankees made with the San Diego Padres, the outfield has thrived all year.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The movie tackles grief in an unrealistic yet still moving way, with some jokes thrown in the mix.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
That test does not come around until October 25, by which point the league will have remembered how to defend long throw-ins or Brentford will be in Champions League contention.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Between Bellinger, superstar Aaron Judge, and Trent Grisham, who arrived as a throw-in in the Soto trade the Yankees made with the San Diego Padres, the outfield has thrived all year.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Fortunately for the Packers, those throws have turned into interceptions early on in the 2025 season, with three interceptions thrown in the first three games.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
The movie tackles grief in an unrealistic yet still moving way, with some jokes thrown in the mix.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Throw-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw-in. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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