as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it
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Recent Examples of flung
The bio-andy was flung off its feet, the light armor turning rigid.
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Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
The letter laid out what happened the day a gunman flung open the door of an El Cajon dentist’s office and opened fire.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
When the doors flung open, Sharpton entered to a standing ovation that continued until he was perched behind a lectern, on a stage decorated with a floor-to-ceiling video screen.
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Aaron Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Then they were flung into a game against what Moreira believes is the deepest national squad ever assembled.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
But these interstellar objects are thought to form in a similar way to the comets in our Solar System — being flung out during the violent formation of a new planet.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Earlier movie versions have managed the story’s most frightening moments with the limited technology available at the time—much plastic and spongy stuff; monsters in process shots looming over little men; papier-mâché boulders flung from hilltops.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
June 10 footage of lounge chairs from a rooftop pool deck being flung into traffic in Lincoln Park spread on social media, with some projectiles hitting cars in the street, according to CBS News Chicago.
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Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Inside downtown Kansas City’s Power and Light District, fans flung their beer in the air to celebrate Mexico’s second goal in the opening match of the World Cup.
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Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
26 June 2026
The letter laid out what happened the day a gunman flung open the door of an El Cajon dentist’s office and opened fire.
—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 June 2026
When the doors flung open, Sharpton entered to a standing ovation that continued until he was perched behind a lectern, on a stage decorated with a floor-to-ceiling video screen.
—
Aaron Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
Then they were flung into a game against what Moreira believes is the deepest national squad ever assembled.
—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
But these interstellar objects are thought to form in a similar way to the comets in our Solar System — being flung out during the violent formation of a new planet.
—
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Earlier movie versions have managed the story’s most frightening moments with the limited technology available at the time—much plastic and spongy stuff; monsters in process shots looming over little men; papier-mâché boulders flung from hilltops.
—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
June 10 footage of lounge chairs from a rooftop pool deck being flung into traffic in Lincoln Park spread on social media, with some projectiles hitting cars in the street, according to CBS News Chicago.
—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Inside downtown Kansas City’s Power and Light District, fans flung their beer in the air to celebrate Mexico’s second goal in the opening match of the World Cup.
—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung
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The impact threw everyone on board into the water and ripped a large hole in the side of the vessel.
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Even on a day when 2025 Nationa League strikeout leader Logan Webb threw his first complete game of the season, the Marlins managed to squeeze out five hits and two runs over eight innings.
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Or other words that have been hurled at him.
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Videos circulating social media showed objects being hurled from a rowdy crowd in the direction of the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-4 superstar after the Knicks’ historic come-from-behind win on Wednesday night.
Verb
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The governor, at first, tossed the question to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper.
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But the referee caught him and tossed him from the match.
Verb
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The tarpaulin draped over a ship propeller brings to mind dirty laundry slung over the blades of an idle fan.
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With a golf bag slung over his shoulder and 23-month-old son Bennett in his arms, the two-time Masters champion strolled with wife Meredith, his high school sweetheart, and their newborn son Remy tucked away in a baby carrier after arriving just 12 days earlier.
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“Flung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flung. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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