threw out

past tense of throw out
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Recent Examples of threw out In Alaska, a judge Sunday threw out the Justice Department lawsuit that sought to block certification of the Senate race results there if the Republican candidate narrowly lost. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 Catcher William Contreras then threw out Simpson attempting to steal second after Simpson slid off the bag. — Zak Gilbert, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 The city of Mission ultimately pulled the plug on its tax incentives and threw out the redevelopment agreement. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 The Court of Appeal threw out the fraud convictions of former Barclays employees Jonathan Mathew, Jay Merchant, Alex Pabon, Philippe Moryoussef and Colin Bermingham. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Using a coffee cup that Tanzer threw out, the investigators confirmed Tanzer’s DNA was found on Beatty’s dress. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 In Nashville, iHeartMedia country WSIX threw out its playbook following news of Parton’s death, turning the station over to her music and to tributes from listeners and the local music community. — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 But their rookie linebacker extended his arms, threw out a hand and knocked the ball free from London’s grasp. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Inspired by the upcoming MLB Field of Dreams game, four players who were on the team but never played threw out the first pitch. — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw out
Verb
  • Women’s stories, especially those focused on their desires, have historically been dismissed as unserious, but romance has always had a huge, loyal readership.
    — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Five other felonies were dismissed by prosecutors as part of the plea agreement.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • This could help establish a circular supply chain in which discarded electronic components become feedstock for new industrial applications.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Popular imagination dismissed her as one of the lonely and disappointed women in a cardigan who peopled her novels, her books discarded as conservative and constricting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Republicans, however, could take advantage of Newsom’s action and cast him as a soft-on-crime liberal who is out of touch with most Americans, which risks turning away moderate voters.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • After seven years of development, the next steps are to find a writer-showrunner and possibly attach cast before pitching to platforms next year.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Around Tahereh were people who refused to accept that her fate was predetermined.
    — Tanaz Eshaghian, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Last year, most of the Pentagon press corps refused to sign on, and vacated their regular spaces at the complex.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Early exit Maryland defensive back Dontay Joyner took another twist Saturday when he was ejected for a flagrant personal foul just 96 seconds into the game.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Last month, a 42-year-old man fell to his death at Six Flags Over Georgia after being ejected from a roller coaster.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The first atmospheric river to hit the Southwest this season dumped up to five times the average rain for November in parts of the region, triggering destructive flooding for the second consecutive month.
    — Suheir Hashimeh, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Farmers dumped manure on the streets of Turin on Friday as mass demonstrations unfurled across more than 50 cities in Italy.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Doctors also described various nonhormonal options in the new advice released last month by the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The identity of the man who died will be released by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office once next of kin have been notified.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • She’s gotten used to trying, and trying again; while applying for fiction writing classes in college, Adeyemi says, she was rejected five semesters in a row.
    — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The three Republicans on the court backed the proposal, arguing the poll sites were underutilized, while the two Democrats rejected it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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