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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in threw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of threw up
Fans threw up their hands in frustration, shook their fists — some even screamed in Spanish for their coach to be fired.
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Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
At one point in the third quarter, Clark threw up her hands in frustration after missing a wide-open 3.
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James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Moments after throwing an inbounds pass to the Knicks’ top closer, Anunoby darted to the basket just as Jalen Brunson threw up a 3.
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Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The Portage, Michigan, native threw up his hands in disbelief after Hamlin bumped him from the pole at his home track.
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ABC News,
6 June 2026
Some of the victims who ingested the salt threw up, collapsed in their parents' arms, or were found unresponsive in bed, hotel rooms and vehicles, prosecutors said, Reuters reports.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
As Tatis reached the ball, Ebel suddenly threw up his hands, and Kim stopped and returned to third.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
But Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel threw up a late stop sign for Kim to hold at third base.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 May 2026
Marcus Smart, who missed nine of 13 shots, threw up a brick.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
At one point in the third quarter, Clark threw up her hands in frustration after missing a wide-open 3.
—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Moments after throwing an inbounds pass to the Knicks’ top closer, Anunoby darted to the basket just as Jalen Brunson threw up a 3.
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Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The Portage, Michigan, native threw up his hands in disbelief after Hamlin bumped him from the pole at his home track.
—
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Some of the victims who ingested the salt threw up, collapsed in their parents' arms, or were found unresponsive in bed, hotel rooms and vehicles, prosecutors said, Reuters reports.
—
Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
As Tatis reached the ball, Ebel suddenly threw up his hands, and Kim stopped and returned to third.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
But Dodgers third-base coach Dino Ebel threw up a late stop sign for Kim to hold at third base.
—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 May 2026
Marcus Smart, who missed nine of 13 shots, threw up a brick.
—
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw up
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Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.
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Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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There was also unrest in the capital Bogota, where demonstrators burned tires and hurled bricks at police.
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Mexico were being booed, booed furiously, but even that low rumble failed to drown out the whistles, hurled from the stands of the Estadio Akron with the ferocity and barb of spears.
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“Threw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20up. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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