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Recent Examples of throw off
The next step for Horton, who’s recovering from a fractured right rib, will be throwing off a mound on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Later, she’s thrown off school grounds for stealing office supplies and sports equipment.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Neuroscientists are only scratching the surface of what happens when the networks are thrown off balance, but the work could lead to more treatments to fix them, Cembrowski said.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Perhaps an unexpected expense throws off your budget, or you’re no longer inspired by a recent investment.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Later, she’s thrown off school grounds for stealing office supplies and sports equipment.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Neuroscientists are only scratching the surface of what happens when the networks are thrown off balance, but the work could lead to more treatments to fix them, Cembrowski said.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Perhaps an unexpected expense throws off your budget, or you’re no longer inspired by a recent investment.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw off
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Many young people may be too distracted by the likes of MrBeast, who dropped out of college and turned a passion for video creation into a billion-dollar global empire.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Facilities like Sankofa and Nova House help those recovering from addiction fill their time with activities that distract them from the urge to use.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Financial, production, and human resources have been diverted to the defense sector, causing the civilian economy to struggle with increasing demand.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, about three-fourths of DEA agents, a third of US deputy marshals, and nearly all Homeland Security Investigations agents have been diverted to work on immigration, according to ICE documents detailing assignments through the end of August that were first obtained by the Cato Institute.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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