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as in vomits
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 scurries
to proceed or move quickly
a fighter jet hurled through the sky
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as in throws
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 hurls
Nina sort of hurls the question of authenticity back to the foreign tastemakers hot on her heels.
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Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
The House of the Spirits is a family saga that charts the Trueba family through multiple generations, spanning violent social change and culminating in a crisis that hurls a tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Cannon hurls a last plate against the wall.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Her son then gets to realize his dream of not going to college and becoming a firefighter after Kate, who has been on him for the duration of the film to write his college essay, begins reading his college essay and hurls it into the fire.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Later, Frank stands on a bridge and hurls the gun into the water below.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
A little brown bird hurls himself/herself at our window some 1 meter away.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
The collision hurls Keevik toward me, nearly tossing me into the water.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Jupiter’s gravitational pull also hurls enormous rocks around within the asteroid belt.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2026
The House of the Spirits is a family saga that charts the Trueba family through multiple generations, spanning violent social change and culminating in a crisis that hurls a tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
Cannon hurls a last plate against the wall.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Her son then gets to realize his dream of not going to college and becoming a firefighter after Kate, who has been on him for the duration of the film to write his college essay, begins reading his college essay and hurls it into the fire.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Later, Frank stands on a bridge and hurls the gun into the water below.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Dec. 2025
A little brown bird hurls himself/herself at our window some 1 meter away.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
The collision hurls Keevik toward me, nearly tossing me into the water.
—Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Jupiter’s gravitational pull also hurls enormous rocks around within the asteroid belt.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurls
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Absinthe-eyed, she projectile-vomits blunt observations and also oysters onto the heavies, overimbibing her way into her own grave once she’s inevitably discarded with a shot and shove down a stairwell (a barely-there John Magaro plays one of the gangsters).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2026
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There’s a scene in which Frank meets his own idol, an alt-world version of Fred Astaire (played by Gyllenhaal’s brother Jake, who is good at mugging and singing), and vomits his fandom at him until the actor recoils.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Bridgerton fans can spot the Old Royal Naval College mostly throughout season 2, like when a paperboy scurries across the grounds to deliver the latest gossip from Lady Whistledown in the first episode.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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The hand then detaches from the arm and scurries forward towards a bannana, flips it upward and secures it on its backside using a single finger.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
22 Jan. 2026
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Already on edge from a rough morning, John rips up the TV deal and throws it in Berman’s face.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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The video shows a security guard holding back a male security guard who is moving toward a young man who throws his backpack on the ground, and appears ready to fight as the woman is being handcuffed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Gary, in his mail truck, rushes over to pick Ennis up.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kadri took line rushes during warmups with Valeri Nichushkin and Brock Nelson, but Bednar wanted to start the fan favorite in his return and just stuck with it.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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While the two men struggle with the jammed backdoor, Weisz’s character tosses them both a look before rushing toward the flames to grab her unfinished manuscript, written on legal pads, and dashing out of the cabin just in time.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gyllenhaal lovingly crafts this scarred, stapled and eccentric Bonnie and Clyde duo then tosses them into a landscape of curiosities that matches their weird.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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Nix almost always hurries his throws when a blitz comes Harvey’s way, regardless of whether the rookie RB picks it up capably or not.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Dec. 2025
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Bubela corralls a grounder and flings it to first for an out.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Isabelle slides off Sarah’s lap, flings the towel, pulls on her swimming mask, grabs her mom’s hand and tugs her toward the pool.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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After Nessa's crushing death, Glinda (Ariana Grande) hands off her jeweled footwear to Dorothy (Bethany Weaver), who trots down the Yellow Brick Road to meet the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) in the Emerald City.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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“Hurls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurls. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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