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as in tossed
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
threw a life preserver to the drowning man
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as in dropped
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
the attacker threw his victim to the ground
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Recent Examples of threw
The senior quarterback completed 13 of 20 passes and threw for 130 yards with three touchdowns in a 49-0 win over MacDonald.
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Garcia in his comeback start threw six innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up three runs on three hits in a game won by Houston 8-3.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Lynn Dickey threw for 387 yards and three touchdowns; Paul Coffman balled out with a 6/124/2 receiving line.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Coming off an outing in which Hurts threw for just 152 yards — including just one throw of eight yards to Brown — there should be an expectation that Hurts tries to get Brown involved early.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
As an adult, financial matters, especially, threw him into a panic and eventually sent him to therapy.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Police used teargas to disperse the protesters, some of whom threw various objects at them.
—Stephane Mahe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Almanza threw a 47-yard pass to Mahamadou Siby, which saw the senior haul in a catch despite the front of his jersey being grabbed and drawing a flag.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
FanDuel, a popular online gambling company, threw them a Hail Mary by offering to restore express train service for the Philadelphia Eagles’ season opener against National Football League (NFL) division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on Thursday.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
Garcia in his comeback start threw six innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up three runs on three hits in a game won by Houston 8-3.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Lynn Dickey threw for 387 yards and three touchdowns; Paul Coffman balled out with a 6/124/2 receiving line.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Coming off an outing in which Hurts threw for just 152 yards — including just one throw of eight yards to Brown — there should be an expectation that Hurts tries to get Brown involved early.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
As an adult, financial matters, especially, threw him into a panic and eventually sent him to therapy.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Police used teargas to disperse the protesters, some of whom threw various objects at them.
—Stephane Mahe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Almanza threw a 47-yard pass to Mahamadou Siby, which saw the senior haul in a catch despite the front of his jersey being grabbed and drawing a flag.
—Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
FanDuel, a popular online gambling company, threw them a Hail Mary by offering to restore express train service for the Philadelphia Eagles’ season opener against National Football League (NFL) division rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on Thursday.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw
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This concern has been tossed around (and tossed aside) for years.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The swells rocked the boat violently, sent wave after wave over the stern, threw us sideways, and nearly tossed all of us into the ocean again and again.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Netflix dropped the first trailer for fantasy series The Witcher’s fourth season Saturday evening.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some would have been hurled inward, toward the sun.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Protesters hurled rocks at government vehicles, breaking windows and side-view mirrors, according to prosecutors.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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How the reactors will work Deep Fission’s technology centers on small cylindrical reactors that can be lowered into 30-inch diameter boreholes drilled a mile into the Earth.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi lowered its price target to $200 per share from $210.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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At the plaza, Seth Teasdale was nearby as Kirk flung some caps into the crowd, then settled into his seat under the canopy to take questions.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her flippers, each more than two feet long, scooped out sand and flung it to her sides in slow, determined strokes.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Thirty-eight states do not regulate the open carry of guns, which means they can be worn on the hip or slung across the back.—
John Feinblatt,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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But the orange-yellow stains on the lab coats slung on hooks hint at a less-usual subject matter under study.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Threw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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