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 Former Sacramento Kings guard Ty Lawson allegedly hurled racial insults at police after being arrested for shoplifting. Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 The man who was charged and hurled into the air by a bison at Yellowstone National Park is speaking out about the harrowing, now-viral incident. Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 July 2026 Truelove, who has a criminal history as well as mental health issues, instead approached Melvin and hurled a racial slur at the co-host before he was detained. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2026 An intruder allegedly approached Melvin, lunged at him, and hurled racial slurs before he was arrested and escorted from the building. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 Opposing fans and supporters alike have hurled racist abuse at Mbappé. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 The grandson escaped, but the bison hooked McDaniel near his hip with one horn and hurled him several feet into the air. Kelly McGreal , Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Nobody, save biblical Job, has had more misery hurled at them. Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurled
Verb
  • 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.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Kevitt lost his right leg in a 2013 hit-and-run collision in Griffith Park while riding his bicycle after the car sped off and dragged him down a freeway onramp.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Police say Wright sped up and drove toward them, striking the man so hard that he was sent into the air before landing on the roadway.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Chase Meidroth stepped on the bag and threw to first for what was momentarily ruled a double play in the top of the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the Houston Astros.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Keith threw a heinous retaliatory elbow that concussed Sedin and from which his shooting percentage never recovered.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Huffy, a brand once dismissed by some but historically durable and even Olympic-raced, has successfully reinvented itself in the e-bike market.
    William Roberson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Right fielder Wilyer Abreu raced home, tying the game at 4-4.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Hitter of the Year Sami Williams’ bat was silenced at the hands of the Talons’ aces — Georgina Corrick also tossed a complete-game gem in Game 1 — going hitless in Chicago’s revenge effort.
    Molly Keshin, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • Money has started to enter into the equation with high school athletes, players cannot only legally accept NIL deals at the prep level, but there is also money being tossed around illegally, as athletes are enticed to transfer to certain schools.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant tucked into a strip mall off the highway, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone.
    Juliet Linderman, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.
    Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Verb
  • The impact flung trillions of tons of debris into the sky, and much of it headed right into that yawning atmosphere and into Earth’s orbit.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The moment when everything has been flung apart and is exploding in front of you.
    Josh Fox, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • As Chinese companies have rushed to develop AI models and hardware that can rival that of the US, the government has also carefully rolled out incremental measures to maintain social stability.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The ram whirled, rushed down off his rocky pinnacle, and went by us.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026

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“Hurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurled. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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