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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
Things hit a boiling point when Contreras leaped into the air and hurled his batting helmet directly at Cavalli.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
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Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
There was also an August 2024 incident at Fenway when Duran hurled a homophobic slur at a heckling fan.
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Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
There was also unrest in the capital Bogota, where demonstrators burned tires and hurled bricks at police.
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CBS News,
22 June 2026
Mexico were being booed, booed furiously, but even that low rumble failed to drown out the whistles, hurled from the stands of the Estadio Akron with the ferocity and barb of spears.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Or other words that have been hurled at him.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Later, at the Spurs hotel five blocks from the arena, someone hurled an egg at star Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, but missed.
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ABC News,
13 June 2026
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.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
My dad’s stories about his grade-school experience felt like dark fables, peppered with slurs hurled at him by classmates.
—
Rachel Tepper Paley,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
There was also an August 2024 incident at Fenway when Duran hurled a homophobic slur at a heckling fan.
—
Greg Dudek,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
There was also unrest in the capital Bogota, where demonstrators burned tires and hurled bricks at police.
—
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Mexico were being booed, booed furiously, but even that low rumble failed to drown out the whistles, hurled from the stands of the Estadio Akron with the ferocity and barb of spears.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Or other words that have been hurled at him.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Later, at the Spurs hotel five blocks from the arena, someone hurled an egg at star Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, but missed.
—
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurled
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Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.
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Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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District Attorney Nathan Hochman said 33 vehicles safely drove past the area before Bickham sped down the freeway.
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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett sped things up with their Giving Pledge, asking billionaire signers to give away their money during their lifetimes.
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Robbie Ray threw six efficient innings after regrouping from a fall while covering first base, Willy Adames hit a two-run double as part of a four-run opening frame and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Saturday night.
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Fittingly, on Saturday, Yamamoto took the mound against the Padres and threw seven shutout innings.
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Immigrants crowded waiting rooms and spilled into hallways as clerks raced to process around 100 people scheduled for an administrative hearing that morning.
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The Kansas City Royals raced out to a quick lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium.
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This comes as the ex-Apprentice host on July 3 tossed some praise Clinton’s way in a book reading event with Second Lady Usha Vance on the latter’s podcast.
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This creator tossed on an oversize button-down and chunky bauble necklace for an effortlessly cool long-weekend look.
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Pip scurried over to take a seat on my foot.
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Lee, who had extended his hitting streak to 16 games the at-bat before, scurried back to first base.
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The argument grew feverish; Tejas picked up his folding chair and flung it, legs first, across the driveway, onto Hema Rao's lawn.
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The bio-andy was flung off its feet, the light armor turning rigid.
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She was rushed from her Nashville apartment to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Multiple explosions shook central Kyiv and reverberated across the capital throughout the night as thousands of residents rushed to bomb shelters and underground metro stations.
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“Hurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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