chucked

past tense of chuck
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as in left
to give up (a job or office) I swear, I have half a mind to chuck this job and become a hermit!

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chucked Warded off that Tee Higgins fade on 3rd-and-2 and chucked his hand up at the ref himself as if to mock another PI call. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025 During Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series, Bautista ceremoniously chucked his bat in the air after hitting a three-run home run to send the Jays to the next round. Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Another superb backhand winner saved a break point in Sabalenka’s next service game after she had double-faulted and chucked her racket to the ground in frustration. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025 After a Joey Estes fastball came near his head, Robles whirled around and chucked his bat at the pitcher. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chucked
Verb
  • By the numbers, Helene dumped upwards of 30 inches of rain across the region, resulting in 108 casualties, 73,000 affected homes, and $60 billion in damages for Western North Carolina alone.
    Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Local authorities were initially called to a Maverik gas station in Cedar City, roughly 215 miles from where Kirk was shot, after Utah state officials alerted police that alleged shooter Tyler Robinson, 22, may have dumped evidence in a nearby trash can.
    Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Carr has barely attempted 30 passes in three games, but threw only 12 in a blowout win over Purdue.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
  • In response, Clarkson burst into laughter and threw her hands in the air, as if she were absolved of her grief.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The team, based mainly at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, devised a method to remove the extra chromosomes by mimicking natural cell division in a way that causes one set of 23 to be discarded, leaving a functional egg cell.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The aspects of Dalton’s theory that disagreed with reality were discarded, just as the aspects of Democritus’s ideas that didn’t align with reality were not kept as part of the theory.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That drive fell apart two plays later when Madsen tossed his third of four interceptions in the game.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Carbonara When the pasta is tossed with the eggy cheese sauce, the noodles quickly soak up every drop.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Popular Aussie band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard ditched Spotify in July to protest Ek’s investments in the military defense company Helsing, as did Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof.
    Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers have ditched that for a new cutter.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mullen was 29-6 before Marco Wilson hurled a cleat and 5-9 after it.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The government shutdown blame game continues Democrats and Republicans across the Senate and House hurled mutual accusations of blame as the federal government entered a shutdown.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • How to donate Those participating in the event are asked to place working, unloaded guns in the trunk or the rear of the vehicle; no ammunition is accepted.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
  • For indoor storage, guns should be kept unloaded and locked in appropriate safes or lockboxes for handguns, with ammunition in a separate safe, the AAP recommends.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Caleb, beside her, had an empty backpack from Skywalker Ranch slung over his shoulder.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The man was captured on a trail camera wearing camouflage with an AR-15-style rifle slung across his chest, according to the affidavit.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Chucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chucked. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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