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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in threw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of threw up
The actress threw up a peace sign for the camera while Ramirez smiled with his arm around Alba's waist.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The drunk boys urinated on the property, threw up in the backyard and stumbled and fell on the patio, the documents state.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Plenty of kids screamed and threw up heart signs in the crowd as Ejae, Nuna, and Ami hit the chorus’ high note.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2026
Jalisco cartel lieutenants threw up flaming roadblocks in 20 of Mexico’s 32 states, according to the government.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Popular talk show host Colin Cowherd, who is paid to have opinions, threw up his arms recently on the topic and said his only suggestion was for Silver to channel his more-confrontational predecessor David Stern and yell at losing teams.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Some, without even asking, just threw up their hands, and, annoyed, picked up their pace and kept walking up Vorovsky Street.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
An internet search threw up several alternative vessels to take me to the island, but one had gone out of business, another only makes the trip in the summer, and a third never replied.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Miles, who finished with 21 points, attempted a 3-pointer, but Mark blocked the shot and the Commodores threw up an airball for a shot-clock violation.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The drunk boys urinated on the property, threw up in the backyard and stumbled and fell on the patio, the documents state.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Plenty of kids screamed and threw up heart signs in the crowd as Ejae, Nuna, and Ami hit the chorus’ high note.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2026
Jalisco cartel lieutenants threw up flaming roadblocks in 20 of Mexico’s 32 states, according to the government.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Popular talk show host Colin Cowherd, who is paid to have opinions, threw up his arms recently on the topic and said his only suggestion was for Silver to channel his more-confrontational predecessor David Stern and yell at losing teams.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Some, without even asking, just threw up their hands, and, annoyed, picked up their pace and kept walking up Vorovsky Street.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
An internet search threw up several alternative vessels to take me to the island, but one had gone out of business, another only makes the trip in the summer, and a third never replied.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Miles, who finished with 21 points, attempted a 3-pointer, but Mark blocked the shot and the Commodores threw up an airball for a shot-clock violation.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw up
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After all, the other person almost eliminated first (Chrissy Hofbeck, who vomited earlier that day at the challenge) ended up making it all the way to day 39.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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The girl vomited and went to lie down where Marino allegedly rapes her, the prosecutor added.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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In a Premier League season where set-piece goals are regularly deciding games, the Italy Under-21 international has played a huge part in the renaissance with his long throw-ins, which have been hurled up to 45 yards.—
Caoimhe O'Neill,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The gust tore the vertical fin from the tail and hurled it into the left horizontal stabilizer, which broke off in turn.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Threw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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