Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw back
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Cortina Mayor Gianluca Lorenzi received death threats after centuries-old trees were felled to make way for a $131 million bobsledding track.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
9 Feb. 2026 -
Afterward, Agnes and I were felled by the kind of hunger that overtakes only those who have exerted themselves in cold weather.—
Boris Fishman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Trump has also, thus far, declined meeting Pahlavi, who has lived in Washington since his family’s exile in 1979.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, pathways responsible for synthesizing certain B vitamins declined, suggesting the community was reallocating its biochemical resources rather than simply increasing activity across the board.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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Scott returned in 2020, but the program struggled to gain traction.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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Murray and Hunter were looking forward to playing together, but Murray was out with an ankle injury when the Kings acquired Hunter and Hunter was out with the eye injury when Murray returned in Thursday’s game against Orlando.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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After a police operation in Rio de Janeiro in October degenerated into a chaotic shootout, leading to more than 120 deaths, Brazilian civil society groups reacted in horror.—
Brian Winter,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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Our national political and cultural discourse, especially online, has degenerated into a permanent fever dream.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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Those engineering decisions worsened Katrina’s destruction.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Kaley said her use of the platforms worsened her depression and suicidal thoughts.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2026
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Outlet center visits fell nearly 13% from a year earlier, and apparel retail traffic dropped more than 8%, the firm estimates.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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What if, rather than building homes on-site from the ground up, they were cranked out of factories, one unit after another, shipped to where they were needed and dropped into place?—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Tigers then reverted their number to $19 million in their official filing, while Skubal and Boras filed at $32 million, based on Boras’ argument that MLB’s CBA allows for fifth-year players to compare themselves to any player in the league.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Stoutmire reverted back to his comfort factor with the Razorback staff when asked what stood out about his trip to Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Threw back.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20back. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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