as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles
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Recent Examples of threw over
Though Brock Purdy threw over 300 yards in his return from injury, the Jaguars' defense caused five turnovers, including a strip sack that sealed the game in the fourth quarter.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw over
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In the lead-up to the tournament, Argentina had played a series of friendlies without him, since Valencia refused to release him.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Geri refused to leave the premises, according to authorities, and was arrested without incident.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Sancho rejected a contract offer at Manchester City to join Dortmund in 2017.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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The carmaker may announce in the coming weeks about $5 billion in fresh money on top of a similar amount earmarked earlier in the year, said the people, who declined to be identified discussing information that’s not public.—
Gabrielle Coppola,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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But overall crime has declined, including a 30% drop in homicides, the mayor’s office said.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Two lower courts threw out the lawsuit after concluding that the congressman lacked standing -- or the legal right to bring a lawsuit -- because the plaintiffs could not prove the policy harmed them.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Biden also threw out the ceremonial first pitch at a Baltimore Orioles game against the New York Yankees in 2009 and saw the Phillies and Yankees in the World Series later that year with his wife, Jill.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Threw over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20over. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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