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Recent Examples of overthrown
C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
With the runner already at second base, Williams’ first pitch was an overthrown fastball that went to the backstop, allowing Jose Altuve to move to third base immediately.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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An overthrown ball to star receiver Tyreek Hill that landed in the arms of safety Cam Bynum prematurely ended Miami’s first drive of the season.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
With the runner already at second base, Williams’ first pitch was an overthrown fastball that went to the backstop, allowing Jose Altuve to move to third base immediately.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overthrown
Adjective
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If your flower beds were besieged with pests or fungal diseases, the fallen leaf litter and stems from those plants should not be left in the garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Regardless of today’s sentencing, the fallen mogul continues to face an uphill legal battle, with dozens of civil suits filed against him since his federal indictment last year.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In December 2024, a Dane County judge overturned the law but placed his ruling on hold, keeping the law in effect for now.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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But an appeals court overturned that decision in late 2023, allowing Eldin to proceed again.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Their work wasn’t done yet though; the pair may have vanquished the queens, but still had to finish off the title.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Having vanquished the murderous alliance of her love interest Tyler (Hunter Doohan) and teacher Marilyn Thornhill (Christina Ricci), who had been conspiring against the school’s outcast denizens, she’s hailed as a hero.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On Tuesday, efforts had to be suspended for a period due to the sudden movement of a collapsed structure, according to the outlet.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lowell said records and correspondence easily disproved Pulte’s allegation.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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The earliest climate models made specific forecasts about global warming decades before those forecasts could be proved or disproved.—
Nadir Jeevanjee,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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All expanded the Russian empire -- and subjugated the people and areas that now form Ukraine.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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One man, wearing a faded Scott Kingery shirt, admired the view from behind home plate on the club level.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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In 1975, Elvis was a faded star in Vegas and Robert Johnson was just another obscure dead bluesman.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Midway through the fourth quarter, a Florida State offense that was among the country’s most explosive had thrown more interceptions (two) than completions of more than 20 yards (one).—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Wentz's stats are better than McCarthy's, as the veteran has thrown for 523 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions to McCarthy's 301 passing yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Overthrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overthrown. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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