hurled

past tense of hurl
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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth that meal was so gross I thought I was going to hurl

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Recent Examples of hurled Similarly, in May of last year, Angel Reese claimed that Fever fans hurled racist comments her way during a game. Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 Dust and rocky soil were hurled away at a higher angle than expected, according to Mark Robinson, chief scientist for the LRO’s cameras who works at Intuitive Machines. Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Dust and rocky soil were hurled away at a higher angle than expected, according to Mark Robinson, chief scientist for the LRO's cameras who works at Intuitive Machines. CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 In the first inning, Tolle hurled the eighth immaculate inning in Red Sox history. Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2026 Mercury's rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 Mercury’s rough surface, continually reshaped by debris hurled from impact craters, may have hidden the true extent of the loss, according to the researchers whose findings appear in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026 Another error on the next point, and Andreeva hurled her racket to the ground, coming dangerously close to hitting a worker. Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Last month, Vance hurled himself into an obscure debate over burrito prices to make a gratuitous swipe at a conservative Washington Post columnist’s weight. Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurled
Verb
  • The next day, Djokovic vomited on the court during the fifth set and lost.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Allegedly, so many cinema-goers vomited and fainted during the initial screenings of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) that theatre staff had to hand out smelling salts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • Their payout timeline is also sped up to two years instead of the previous five.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lenexa police are investigating a fatal crash involving a woman who left a medical facility and sped away from officers who were checking on her, a police spokesperson said.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The next play, Prescott threw an interception that flipped the momentum in the game.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Protesters threw rocks at officers and stomped on patrol cars.
    Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Three plays later, Watson took a handoff and raced for a 14-yard touchdown.
    Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Diaby intercepted a pass in the attacking third, raced to the edge of the penalty box and blasted a rising shot into the net to cap the scoring in the 63rd minute.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Henry falls out of the stones into what is now 1924, but is immediately tossed into an insane asylum in Inverness.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Lopez tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Carlos Hernandez to cut Miami’s lead to 11 points.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
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  • Another quartet scurried around the trash can next to the dishwasher.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • As Hodges scurried about in a panic, Devenanzio kept his game face on and won by a mile.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The woman’s head of auburn curls, so neatly assembled and without a hair out of place, was flung to the side and her cheek, powdered with rouge, was now as red as a sunset.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Half a decade of Taliban control ended, and suddenly the doors of education were flung open.
    Rebecca Blumenstein, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Running back Kenneth Walker rushed up the middle only to find a wall, then kicked the run outside to the left and dashed up the sideline for a 60-yard touchdown.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Carter slid inside and Thibodeaux rushed from the edge on third-and-5 late in the first half.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Hurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurled. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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