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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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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
The ball deflected to Gonzalez at third, who threw out TJ Rumfield.
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CBS News,
21 June 2026
That led to the July 2025 stakeout, where Durisseau threw out the spray can that was tested for DNA and matched to the attacks.
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Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Francesca Slater, the chief operating officer of Sacramento’s LGBT Community Center threw out the first ceremonial pitch during Wednesday’s game.
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Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
According to the motion, Murdaugh has already received the relief he was entitled to when the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and granted him a new trial.
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Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
The Miami defense continued to shine in the sixth as Meyer struck out Spencer Horwitz before Mack threw out Davis trying to steal second for an inning-ending double play.
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Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
Mike Trout and Jo Adell sparked the first-inning rally, and NASA Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover threw out the first pitch.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The jazz drummer Chuck Redd, who called off a Christmas show at the complex, was sued by the Kennedy Center for breach of contract before a judge threw out the case last week.
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Janay Kingsberry,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
In the Twins’ win over Kansas City on Friday, Martin threw out a pair of runners trying to score.
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Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
CBS News,
21 June 2026
That led to the July 2025 stakeout, where Durisseau threw out the spray can that was tested for DNA and matched to the attacks.
—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
Francesca Slater, the chief operating officer of Sacramento’s LGBT Community Center threw out the first ceremonial pitch during Wednesday’s game.
—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
According to the motion, Murdaugh has already received the relief he was entitled to when the South Carolina Supreme Court threw out his convictions and granted him a new trial.
—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
The Miami defense continued to shine in the sixth as Meyer struck out Spencer Horwitz before Mack threw out Davis trying to steal second for an inning-ending double play.
—
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
Mike Trout and Jo Adell sparked the first-inning rally, and NASA Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover threw out the first pitch.
—
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
The jazz drummer Chuck Redd, who called off a Christmas show at the complex, was sued by the Kennedy Center for breach of contract before a judge threw out the case last week.
—
Janay Kingsberry,
The Atlantic,
12 June 2026
In the Twins’ win over Kansas City on Friday, Martin threw out a pair of runners trying to score.
—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw out
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Johnson is among six people featured by Pam Bondi whose cases have now been dismissed.
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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This was corrected, and the vermouth was discarded.
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Inspectors stopped food preparation immediately and tomato soup prepared with the brown water was discarded.
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Early voting in Maryland's 2026 primary election ended Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of ballots have already been cast across Maryland.
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But off the coast of Georgia and neighboring states, a reportedly robust red snapper population has recreational anglers casting for a longer catch season after 15 years of restrictions that limited fishing to four days or less each summer.
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One, Sam Hentges, apparently refused to wear it at all, appearing in the traditional cap the Giants wear the other 161 games.
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Sojourner Truth refused to be defined by the stereotypes society tried to construct about her.
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing a replay reversal in the seventh.
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As striking is that of the last five — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Starmer — just one, Sunak, was ejected by voters in a general election.
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Some people like to come back to fresh bedding, a tidy closet, and an empty hamper so that everything from the trip can be dumped or sorted right away.
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Workers were seen in recent days removing algae from the Reflecting Pool, and on Tuesday morning, crews dumped bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the water.
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In October 2025 Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, the first time that the company released a product for a specific vertical market.
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Then last week, the agency released a more in-depth analysis of 2024 infant mortality data, offering details not yet available for 2025.
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Indigenous groups protested the last time Mount Rushmore hosted a fireworks display, and former President Joe Biden's administration rejected subsequent attempts to have fireworks at the national monument.
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Judge Sullivan rejected the DOJ's arguments against releasing the materials and concluded that the Public Integrity Project, a public interest law firm, demonstrated that independent journalist Katie Phang was harmed by the materials being withheld.
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“Threw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20out. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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