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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
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.
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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
But on a fourth-down play with 18 seconds remaining, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw up a prayer while running from three Rams defenders and somehow, Cole Kmet got open and caught the ball in the end zone for an eventual game-tying touchdown.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 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
Throughout his career, it was rumored that Hall threw up from nerves before each game, a fact the late Hawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz supported, having witnessed it while attending games during his youth at Chicago Stadium.
—Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The press conference also threw up questions which gave insights into how China’s local media views the film industry at the moment.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
As the story goes, Young threw up three separate times in his first workout.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
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
But on a fourth-down play with 18 seconds remaining, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams threw up a prayer while running from three Rams defenders and somehow, Cole Kmet got open and caught the ball in the end zone for an eventual game-tying touchdown.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 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
Throughout his career, it was rumored that Hall threw up from nerves before each game, a fact the late Hawks Chairman Rocky Wirtz supported, having witnessed it while attending games during his youth at Chicago Stadium.
—Chris Kuc, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
The press conference also threw up questions which gave insights into how China’s local media views the film industry at the moment.
—Marcus Lim, Variety, 5 Dec. 2025
As the story goes, Young threw up three separate times in his first workout.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw up
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All four of the pledges reportedly vomited during that break, the affidavits said.—
Lindsay Good,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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The night before he was diagnosed, Williams vomited at home for several hours.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Tempers flared at an Olympic curling match between Canada and Sweden Friday with a profane insult being hurled after allegations of cheating were made.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The routine hearing quickly devolved into a series of heated exchanges, with shouting and personal insults being hurled between the country’s top federal prosecutor and Democrats on the panel.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Threw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20up. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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