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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
Cannon hurls a last plate against the wall.
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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
Captives of a human trafficking ring, their fight for survival turns even more desperate when a violent storm hurls their container into the ocean.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Oct. 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
Trump has repeatedly targeted Schiff and routinely hurls insults at the lawmaker, who was a central figure in his first impeachment.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
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
Captives of a human trafficking ring, their fight for survival turns even more desperate when a violent storm hurls their container into the ocean.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Oct. 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
Trump has repeatedly targeted Schiff and routinely hurls insults at the lawmaker, who was a central figure in his first impeachment.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurls
Verb
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My cat vomits once every week or two.—
Jane Sykes,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Be aware the virus may be aerosolized when someone vomits, meaning surfaces several feet away could be contaminated, the USDA said.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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Jackson scurries 14 yards up the middle for a first down.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Oct. 2025
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The older dog is shown marching along, while the puppy scurries along, attempting to match its pace.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Texas Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle throws to the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Arlington, Texas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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In response, an employee throws what appeared to be a burger box at a man in a white T-shirt who appears to be accompanying the woman.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The woman who later identified herself as Good's partner rushes to the Honda Pilot.—
Chris Looft,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Denver’s defense rushes the passer as well as any other team in the league.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Jenkins then connected on a pair of TD tosses -- 20 yards to Paul Rios and a three-yarder to Belton, the latter with just eight ticks left before intermission.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Spoken shade amongst the group is as plentiful as actual shade is absent in LA’s concrete desert, and the trio tosses it around with the casual dominance of Shohei Ohtani.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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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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Supermassive black holes are notoriously messy eaters, but the behemoth at the heart of spiral galaxy NGC 3783 really takes the cake — and then flings it out into space at a fifth the speed of light.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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Over-the-top features—like the catapult that flings massive amounts of human excrement into the Burgher realm—only undermine his laudable intentions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Nov. 2025
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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