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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
Asked in court to provide proof that the items had nails fixed to them, Hewson said agents threw them away after the incident.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The children also broke a weight scale, threw sports equipment throughout the room and stole several items.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Sean Charles Dunn in August called federal officers racists and fascists and threw his subway sandwich at one federal agent.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
There was little question about whether Dunn threw the sandwich.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Klubnik threw 36 touchdowns in 14 games last year.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Protesters set fire to the municipal palace in Apatzingán late on Monday after a group of demonstrators threw stones at the building's windows, while riot police used tear gas to disperse protesters on Morelia, national media reported.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Once Mom picked up the stereo and threw it at him.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But in the third, with the Penguins starting to hem the Wild into their zone, Matt Boldy, who has one goal in the past eight games, threw an errant pass for an icing.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The children also broke a weight scale, threw sports equipment throughout the room and stole several items.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Sean Charles Dunn in August called federal officers racists and fascists and threw his subway sandwich at one federal agent.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
There was little question about whether Dunn threw the sandwich.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
Klubnik threw 36 touchdowns in 14 games last year.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Protesters set fire to the municipal palace in Apatzingán late on Monday after a group of demonstrators threw stones at the building's windows, while riot police used tear gas to disperse protesters on Morelia, national media reported.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Once Mom picked up the stereo and threw it at him.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
But in the third, with the Penguins starting to hem the Wild into their zone, Matt Boldy, who has one goal in the past eight games, threw an errant pass for an icing.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw
Verb
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Marshall tossed an overhead pass to Flagg, who slammed in a dunk.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Check in on your hair tools before the year end to see what’s still in good shape and what needs to be tossed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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At Goldman Sachs’ annual At the Helm event, the bank’s affluent clients dropped and did pushups for a Navy SEAL, unfurled their relationship with wealth guru Sahil Bloom, and strategized legacy with Mindy Kaling.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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The loss dropped the Jayhawks to 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the Big 12.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Brown hurled obscenities at the manager and left the building as the fast-food worker screamed in pain, according to the footage.—
Mitch Picasso,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The ball on offer is the one that Chad Patrick hurled at Ohtani in the fourth.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In Arizona, the governor can also require that the state flag be lowered at all state, institutional and educational buildings.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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JPMorgan raised its price target on Walmart and lowered its PT on Target.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Nov. 2025
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The redshirt sophomore slowed up to force contact with a trailing Ewin near midcourt and later flung his body on Ewin’s screen for an offensive whistle.—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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As Cody Detwiler decided to leave to play Fortnite, the humanoid pulled the hot pan off the stove and flung all the food across the kitchen.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Several others showed up heavily armed, including Ben Fitzpatrick, of Eagle, who wore a black MAGA hat and carried a semi-automatic rifle slung across his shoulder.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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In recent times, everyone from Hailey Bieber to Alexa Chung, Dianna Agron, and Sarah Jessica Parker have slung the open top canvas top over their shoulders.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Threw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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