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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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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
a fighter jet hurled through the sky
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
hurled snowballs at each other
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Recent Examples of hurled
Brown hurled obscenities at the manager and left the building as the fast-food worker screamed in pain, according to the footage.
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Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The ball on offer is the one that Chad Patrick hurled at Ohtani in the fourth.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
The team sprinted onto the pitch as a pinnie was hurled into the air.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In May, Arctic Wolf Labs released details about a spearphishing campaign hurled by threat group Venom Spider at hiring managers, with threat actors using résumés laced with malware when applying for jobs.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Within minutes of arriving in Paris in 1903 and settling with Leo near Montparnasse, Stein hurled herself into the center of the thriving avant-garde art world.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Decades later, in 1956, the masterpiece suffered another assault when a visitor hurled a stone at the painting, chipping pigment near her left elbow.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The storm’s fierce winds hurled outdoor furniture hundreds of feet away as rain came in under the doors and through cracks in the windows.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Jamie Foxx came to GloRilla‘s defense after a large object was hurled at the rapper during a free performance.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The ball on offer is the one that Chad Patrick hurled at Ohtani in the fourth.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2025
The team sprinted onto the pitch as a pinnie was hurled into the air.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
In May, Arctic Wolf Labs released details about a spearphishing campaign hurled by threat group Venom Spider at hiring managers, with threat actors using résumés laced with malware when applying for jobs.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
Within minutes of arriving in Paris in 1903 and settling with Leo near Montparnasse, Stein hurled herself into the center of the thriving avant-garde art world.
—Daphne Merkin, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Decades later, in 1956, the masterpiece suffered another assault when a visitor hurled a stone at the painting, chipping pigment near her left elbow.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The storm’s fierce winds hurled outdoor furniture hundreds of feet away as rain came in under the doors and through cracks in the windows.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Jamie Foxx came to GloRilla‘s defense after a large object was hurled at the rapper during a free performance.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurled
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Katy Puig vomited a gush of seawater as a boater hoisted her unconscious body out of the water, fighting the current to get her to a yacht that had come to the rescue before first responders arrived in a flotilla.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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This agitprop is vomited out 24/7 by Democrat media apparatchiks who were also unerringly described by Orwell in his novel 1984.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Garcia again rammed officers’ cars and sped off before fleeing on foot and barricading himself inside his apartment, ICE said.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Crystals that cleanse All three minerals sped up the breakdown under typical environmental conditions, but the rate depended heavily on crystal structure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Asked in court to provide proof that the items had nails fixed to them, Hewson said agents threw them away after the incident.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The children also broke a weight scale, threw sports equipment throughout the room and stole several items.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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Schyler Dethorne raced 68-yards for a TD and Belton tallied scoring runs of six and 52-yards, as Alvarado held a 28-3 lead after the opening quarter.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Much of CoreWeave’s utility has come from offering readily available compute as those companies raced to scale up their own operations.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Marshall tossed an overhead pass to Flagg, who slammed in a dunk.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Check in on your hair tools before the year end to see what’s still in good shape and what needs to be tossed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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The redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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As Cody Detwiler decided to leave to play Fortnite, the humanoid pulled the hot pan off the stove and flung all the food across the kitchen.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Things also scurried in the branches above.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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The pair then broke into two high-security display cases, snatched various pieces of crown jewels on display, and scurried back down the ladder and escaped.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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Several others showed up heavily armed, including Ben Fitzpatrick, of Eagle, who wore a black MAGA hat and carried a semi-automatic rifle slung across his shoulder.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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In recent times, everyone from Hailey Bieber to Alexa Chung, Dianna Agron, and Sarah Jessica Parker have slung the open top canvas top over their shoulders.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Hurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurled. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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