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as in dismissed
to drive or force out
the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref
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2
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?
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as in cast
to throw or give off
the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke
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as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards
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Recent Examples of threw out
Pumnea said someone threw out the idea during a community survey.
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CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
After hearings on the issue, a Centre County judge threw out the conviction and the district attorney decided this month not to retry the case.
—Maryclaire Dale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Drake is hoping to revive his lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) that a federal judge threw out earlier this month.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Hideo Nomo threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Cito Gaston, the manager of the championship squads in 1992 and 1993, threw out the first pitch on Friday.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Last year, a federal judge threw out the city’s voting map after ruling that commissioners had approved unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered districts.
—Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Two lower courts threw out the lawsuit after concluding that the congressman lacked standing -- or the legal right to bring a lawsuit -- because the plaintiffs could not prove the policy harmed them.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Biden also threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game against the New York Yankees in 2009 and saw the Phillies and Yankees in the World Series later that year with his wife, Jill.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
After hearings on the issue, a Centre County judge threw out the conviction and the district attorney decided this month not to retry the case.
—Maryclaire Dale, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Drake is hoping to revive his lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) that a federal judge threw out earlier this month.
—Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2025
Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Hideo Nomo threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game 3.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Cito Gaston, the manager of the championship squads in 1992 and 1993, threw out the first pitch on Friday.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Last year, a federal judge threw out the city’s voting map after ruling that commissioners had approved unconstitutional and racially gerrymandered districts.
—Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Two lower courts threw out the lawsuit after concluding that the congressman lacked standing -- or the legal right to bring a lawsuit -- because the plaintiffs could not prove the policy harmed them.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
Biden also threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game against the New York Yankees in 2009 and saw the Phillies and Yankees in the World Series later that year with his wife, Jill.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw out
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After the game, Kidd was asked about the critiques and dismissed the question with an expletive-laced response, using the F-word four times.—
Mike Curtis,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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But this offense — becoming the latest power broker to have gotten too close to Jeffrey Epstein — should not be dismissed in the hope that it gets lost in all of next week’s Super Bowl noise.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 2019, discarded e-waste globally was valued at more than $57 billion.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Short’s personality and complexity, attributes long discarded as her life became bastardized, stand in stark contrast to the inhumanity of her death.—
Nathan Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Last year’s relentlessly twisty The Girlfriend, on Prime Video, cast Olivia Cooke as a slightly unhinged working-class striver at odds with her upper-crust boyfriend’s even more deranged mother (Wright).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Cultural shifts—including recent documentaries and a biopic—have cast Milli Vanilli in a more sympathetic light, with Morvan remaining zen about the Grammy outcome.—
Christine Terrisse,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Unlike his friends Fritz Lang and Marlene Dietrich, Gerron refused to leave Germany and was ultimately sent to the Theresienstadt (Terezin) Ghetto, along with many other cultural icons of his time.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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In his news conference, Zverev refused to be drawn on his on-court outburst.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Nissan overturned and crashed into a guardrail along the freeway, which ejected the passenger onto the freeway.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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The motorcyclist was ejected and died at the scene of the crash, CHP Officer Jasmine Lopez said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Global funds had dumped Indonesian bonds from September to November, before returning in the final month of 2025.—
Prima Wirayani,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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With the big snowstorm that just dumped more than a foot of snow across most of the state, Volkert also said residents should be diligent about clearing snow away from any vents to their home.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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The boy and his father were released from a detention center in Dilley, Texas, on Saturday, after a judge issued a ruling earlier in the day.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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By the time it was released there had already been early reviews and considerable buzz.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Earlier, Senate Democrats rejected Republican proposals to address their demands through an executive order or separate legislation, which would not require the existing measure to go back through the House.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Among other measures, the settlement stipulates that Columbia won't consider race in admissions, programming or hiring, will provide a demographic and academics breakdown of all rejected and admitted students, and will review its international admissions process.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Threw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20out. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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