as in threw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of threw down
In one Georgia town, local officials cut the water and sewage to the warehouse and threw down legal roadblocks.
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Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
As West Ranch catcher Kara Carnes threw down, Simi Valley shortstop Hayden Chang ran towards home to go up 1-0.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Two possessions later, with the Aggies ahead 82-74, Collins stole another pass at the top of the key and this time threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk to ice only the second NCAA Tournament win for Utah State in its dozen years in the Mountain West.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Jung Kook threw down with Latto and Jack Harlow on Golden, while J-Hope got raw with Jack in the Box and his street-dance docuseries Hope on the Street.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Canyon had runners on first and second with no outs when Ayres threw down to second for the out.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Johan Munch threw down a dunk to give Oregon State a 78-75 lead before Adrian McIntyre hit a straight-away 3 pointer just before the buzzer that forced overtime.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
As West Ranch catcher Kara Carnes threw down, Simi Valley shortstop Hayden Chang ran towards home to go up 1-0.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ivisic made his way down the floor, got the ball at the three-point line, took two steps without dribbling and threw down a poster dunk of his own.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
Two possessions later, with the Aggies ahead 82-74, Collins stole another pass at the top of the key and this time threw down an emphatic one-handed dunk to ice only the second NCAA Tournament win for Utah State in its dozen years in the Mountain West.
—Jay Posner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
Jung Kook threw down with Latto and Jack Harlow on Golden, while J-Hope got raw with Jack in the Box and his street-dance docuseries Hope on the Street.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
Canyon had runners on first and second with no outs when Ayres threw down to second for the out.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Johan Munch threw down a dunk to give Oregon State a 78-75 lead before Adrian McIntyre hit a straight-away 3 pointer just before the buzzer that forced overtime.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw down
Verb
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India then threw to first and got Hoskins in time.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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O’Leary, who also threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings in relief, is feeling locked in on the mound and certainly at the plate.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While Washington’s policies drive prices up, our state has lowered costs where the state has jurisdiction — by repealing the grocery tax and capping child care expenses.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ilya Mikheyev had two goals for last-place Chicago, which dropped to 3-9-3 in its past 15 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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McIlroy’s roller coaster round included three bogeys, four birdies and a double-bogey for a 73, which dropped him to 11 under for the tournament.—
Doug Ferguson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Threw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20down. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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