as in threw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of threw down
Meanwhile, Texas Tech threw down the gauntlet at home to Kansas and triumphed 42-17 to maintain its unbeaten status.
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Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The 6-foot-9 Jefferson threw down multiple dunks.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Kuminga elevated, switched the ball from his right to his left hand, and threw down a poster dunk.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Fry hit the dirt at home plate in immediate pain, and Skubal threw down his glove and hat in shock.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
With Boise State leading 7-3 and having just forced a 4th-and-long deep in South Florida territory, Banks threw down USF quarterback Byrum Brown, resulting in an unnecessary roughness penalty and a new set of downs that eventually led to a Bulls touchdown.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
Payton gave Webb his first crack at the job and threw down a bit of a challenge during the practice week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The 6-foot-9 Jefferson threw down multiple dunks.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Kuminga elevated, switched the ball from his right to his left hand, and threw down a poster dunk.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Fry hit the dirt at home plate in immediate pain, and Skubal threw down his glove and hat in shock.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
With Boise State leading 7-3 and having just forced a 4th-and-long deep in South Florida territory, Banks threw down USF quarterback Byrum Brown, resulting in an unnecessary roughness penalty and a new set of downs that eventually led to a Bulls touchdown.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Sep. 2025
Payton gave Webb his first crack at the job and threw down a bit of a challenge during the practice week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw down
Verb
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Bieber threw a towel over his shoulder, the upcoming surgery clear in his mind, and watched the last few innings with a cold face.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The chicken scene generally captures the way Orlean can cast a thoughtful eye over her life’s experiences and still manage to be funny while not dismissing the darts life threw at her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Public offices remain open, mail delivery continues, and flags are not being lowered.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, mortgage rates remain high despite coming down since the Federal Reserve lowered benchmark borrowing costs.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Harvard sociologist and Assistant Professor of Public Policy Liz McKenna said that in the past, movements of this scale have succeeded in influencing social change, but that their efficacy has dropped significantly since the turn of the century.—
NPR,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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As part of its hiring blitz, the agency has dropped age, training and education standards and has offered recruits signing bonuses as high as $50,000.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Threw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20down. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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