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
Sheppard grabbed three rebounds, hit another fadeaway and threw down a dunk to tie the score with 20 seconds left in the third.
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Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Jokic threw down a dunk over Gobert at the other end to keep the Nuggets within range.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Rivera testified that when the Colombian commandos arrived at the president’s home, Moïse’s guards threw down their weapons.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
James quickly went by a defender on a back-door cut, took a pass from Luke Kennard and threw down a two-handed, rim-rattling dunk.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
In one Georgia town, local officials cut the water and sewage to the warehouse and threw down legal roadblocks.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
As West Ranch catcher Kara Carnes threw down, Simi Valley shortstop Hayden Chang ran towards home to go up 1-0.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Two possessions later, with the Aggies ahead 82-74, Collins stole another pass at the top of the key and this time threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk to ice only the second NCAA Tournament win for Utah State in its dozen years in the Mountain West.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Jokic threw down a dunk over Gobert at the other end to keep the Nuggets within range.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Rivera testified that when the Colombian commandos arrived at the president’s home, Moïse’s guards threw down their weapons.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
James quickly went by a defender on a back-door cut, took a pass from Luke Kennard and threw down a two-handed, rim-rattling dunk.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
In one Georgia town, local officials cut the water and sewage to the warehouse and threw down legal roadblocks.
—Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
As West Ranch catcher Kara Carnes threw down, Simi Valley shortstop Hayden Chang ran towards home to go up 1-0.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Two possessions later, with the Aggies ahead 82-74, Collins stole another pass at the top of the key and this time threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk to ice only the second NCAA Tournament win for Utah State in its dozen years in the Mountain West.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw down
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The impact threw everyone on board into the water and ripped a large hole in the side of the vessel.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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Even on a day when 2025 Nationa League strikeout leader Logan Webb threw his first complete game of the season, the Marlins managed to squeeze out five hits and two runs over eight innings.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
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Those tactics have lowered homicide rates in the Central American country but have resulted in reports of human rights abuses.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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Another ten minutes on the train over to the terminal – yes, the terminal our flight dropped us at originally.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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“Threw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20down. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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