1
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
I should throw away that torn shirt
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2
as in spent
to use up carelessly
if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use
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Recent Examples of threw away
The Giants got a gift run against Meyer in the second when shortstop Otto Lopez threw away a potential double-play ball hit by Arraez.
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Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
Then Reed Sheppard threw away the ensuing inbound pass, leading directly to a tying 3 from LeBron James.
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Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Some customers are sticking with film Recently, Shanebrook threw away his last Carousel slide projector trays.
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Marcia Greenwood,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Year after year, for more than a decade, the Northern Irishman threw away chances at completing the career grand slam.
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Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Williams could not understand why the city threw away her tent, her laptop and all her medications — twice.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Johnson threw away the inbound pass to start the quarter, and Oklahoma City cashed in with an open 3-pointer to cut the lead in half.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
The Lakers started 1 for 8 from 3-point range, falling behind by double-digits when Jarred Vanderbilt threw away an inbounds pass to complete back-to-back 3-pointers from O’Neale and Jalen Green for a 43-33 Phoenix lead.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
His former colleagues say they’d be shocked if Rieder threw away his role to become a simple loyalist.
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Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
Then Reed Sheppard threw away the ensuing inbound pass, leading directly to a tying 3 from LeBron James.
—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Some customers are sticking with film Recently, Shanebrook threw away his last Carousel slide projector trays.
—
Marcia Greenwood,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
Year after year, for more than a decade, the Northern Irishman threw away chances at completing the career grand slam.
—
Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
Elizabeth Williams could not understand why the city threw away her tent, her laptop and all her medications — twice.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Johnson threw away the inbound pass to start the quarter, and Oklahoma City cashed in with an open 3-pointer to cut the lead in half.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Feb. 2026
The Lakers started 1 for 8 from 3-point range, falling behind by double-digits when Jarred Vanderbilt threw away an inbounds pass to complete back-to-back 3-pointers from O’Neale and Jalen Green for a 43-33 Phoenix lead.
—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
27 Feb. 2026
His former colleagues say they’d be shocked if Rieder threw away his role to become a simple loyalist.
—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw away
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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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Reid had already spent two seasons playing Lestat through other characters’ memories and perspectives.
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The foundation spent around $850 million to construct the Obama center, nearly three times the original $300 million estimate.
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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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Foundation board treasurer Mark Rahman, a volunteer with the National Alliance on Mental Illness Tri Valley who also lost a child to suicide, supports Alan's parents' mission to bring good from their grief.
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Having lost to Mexico in the tournament's opening game and then drawn with Czechia, South Africa came into this game at the foot of the table.
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On Tuesday, investors unloaded at least some of their holdings in these stocks.
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Following the news that Major League Baseball stated that members of the San Francisco Giants violated the league's rules by writing Bible verses on their pride hats, Dan Dakich unloaded on the league.
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Starmer ditched some of his predecessor’s more left-wing policies and apologized for antisemitism that an internal investigation concluded had been allowed to spread under Corbyn.
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Seminole commissioners are furious that Lynx wants to hike costs for its mass transit service — even after the county ditched most of its bus routes last January due to a lack of riders.
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“Threw away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20away. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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