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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
The Trueba family’s passions, struggles, and secrets span a century of violent social change, culminating in a crisis that hurls the proud, tyrannical patriarch and his beloved granddaughter towards opposite sides of the fence.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
When a player fully lets go of their racket and hurls it to the floor, the frame can bounce up and go just about anywhere.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Nina sort of hurls the question of authenticity back to the foreign tastemakers hot on her heels.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 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
Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
When a player fully lets go of their racket and hurls it to the floor, the frame can bounce up and go just about anywhere.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Nina sort of hurls the question of authenticity back to the foreign tastemakers hot on her heels.
—Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurls
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Shows were led by a sentient wad of meat, a talk-show host who vomits in front of guests, and a reality-TV star who never shows his face.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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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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The way Radcliffe scurries out of his chair and into the green room to meet Liu illustrates her visceral impact.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
11 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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This throws fuel on the already burning flames of modern India’s de facto patriotic sentiments, wherein the country’s Hindu majority (via an ethnonationalist movement known as Hindutva) is given free rein, not unlike Hamza, to lynch minorities.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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No matter how much cash a candidate throws at a campaign, Georgia history is full of rich people, from Michael Coles to Guy Millner and Kelly Loeffler, who ran for high office but still fell flat.—
Patricia Murphy,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Another friend rushes to join the hug.—
Mica Rosenberg,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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And out rushes a blazingly cathartic torrent of honesty and horror.—
Sibani Ram,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Macfadyen tosses Dirty Rotten Scoundrels into the stew of influences.—
Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Mar. 2026
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Lindell eventually accepts the documents, tosses them aside, and continues his interview with O’Keefe Media Group reporter Michael Casey.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
27 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 4 Apr. 2026.
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