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Recent Examples of throw off
Darvish update Yu Darvish could throw off a mound as soon as today.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Negan is a little bit thrown off having Lucille back in his life.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 May 2025
To be clear, this isn’t just a handful of companies throwing off the average.
—Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
His last time throwing off a mound was in a spring training game on March 13.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Negan is a little bit thrown off having Lucille back in his life.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 May 2025
To be clear, this isn’t just a handful of companies throwing off the average.
—Tomas Gorny, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
His last time throwing off a mound was in a spring training game on March 13.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw off
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Critics suggested that Johnson timed the announcement to distract from the fact that he’d just been fined for attending a party in defiance of his own COVID restrictions, though the policy had been months in the making.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
16 May 2025
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These lingering to-dos consume mental energy, distract our focus, and elevate stress.—
Luciana Paulise,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Armed with doctored invoices, the fraudsters impersonate the staff of legitimate companies in order to divert cargo into the hands of criminals.—
Courtney Reagan,Scott Zamost,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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The barriers and dams also diverted the lava flow towards a safe direction.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
9 May 2025
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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