threw out

verb

past tense of throw out
1
as in dismissed
to drive or force out the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

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2
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?

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3
as in cast
to throw or give off the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

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4
as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards

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Recent Examples of threw out O’Neill threw out Nick Allen at the plate after catching Altuve’s flyball to shallow right field. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Oeschger, who played for the Phillies’ first pennant winner in 1915, threw out the first pitch of Game 3 of the 1983 World Series at Veterans Stadium. — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Jevremovic sued him for defamation in December but a judge threw out the case, citing that it hadn’t been filed in the correct jurisdiction. — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026 With runners on first and third, Adrián González lifted a fly ball to left fielder Michael Brantley, who threw out Dee Gordon at the plate. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 With one out, Tristan Gray fielded a grounder on the infield grass and threw out Tyler Freeman trying to score from third base. — CBS News, 27 June 2026 Taylor also threw out plenty of (verbal) invites during her press tour for The Life of a Showgirl. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 27 June 2026 And Royals catcher Salvador Perez threw out White Sox outfielder Braden Montgomery in the fifth. — Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026 That led to the July 2025 stakeout, where Durisseau threw out the spray can that was tested for DNA and matched to the attacks. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw out
  1. dismissed
  2. discarded
  3. cast
  4. refused
  5. ejected
  6. dumped
  7. released
  8. rejected
Verb
  • Scott first attended Arizona State on a partial golf scholarship, but was dismissed from the team after an incident with a visiting recruit.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
  • In our most recent conversation, Gershman dismissed the account Sebold gave in her memoir and downplayed the parts of her testimony that were more ambiguous.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • Gavin refuses to use a byproduct solely because it would otherwise be discarded.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • If unused, those embryos can be frozen, discarded, donated to research or donated to another fertility patient.
    — Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • Deep overhanging eaves cast long shadows across geometric leadlight windows, while thick bands of locally quarried sandstone wrap the base – Griffin’s signature, written not in ink but in stone.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Crutchfield said Midland covers a large geographic portion of the county but has no early voting location, requiring many residents to drive to Concord or the Cabarrus Arena to cast ballots before Election Day.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of cast
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  • The bank froze the gold after the UK – along with the US and numerous other countries – refused to recognize Maduro as the winner of Venezuela’s disputed 2018 presidential election.
    — German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • While The Athletic spoke to a dozen sources around the league for this story, almost all refused to comment for publication, even anonymously.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of refused
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  • Fans of the Spinners were dismayed this week after the team said the town unfairly ejected it from the stadium.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • Along the way, algae bloomed, chemicals were dumped, and ducks turned up dead.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
Definition of dumped
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  • Destiny’s Child released their fifth and final album, Destiny Fulfilled, in 2004.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • The county has not released estimates of how much each tax credit would be worth on average.
    — Ilana Arougheti July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of released
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  • If it is outright rejected and people burn down the theaters, cool.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • The lawsuit also claims that when the same group offered $100,000 to fund a study looking into whether the transition was needed and whether other options were available, the school rejected the proposal.
    — Chaewon Chung July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of rejected

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