as in to refuse
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 throw over
He’s shown an ability to process at a high level, but he can get stuck on reads, leading to late throws over the middle that get him in trouble.
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Edwards threw over 100 strikes in his two most recent bouts.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The light-as-air cardigan will keep your shoulders warm and covered on chilly evenings and can be thrown over a dress or a tank top and shorts.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
San Francisco’s starting pitcher, Robbie Ray, caught Blanco leaning toward the bag and threw over to first as Blanco broke to second.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Edwards threw over 100 strikes in his two most recent bouts.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The light-as-air cardigan will keep your shoulders warm and covered on chilly evenings and can be thrown over a dress or a tank top and shorts.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
San Francisco’s starting pitcher, Robbie Ray, caught Blanco leaning toward the bag and threw over to first as Blanco broke to second.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
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The Yankees’ lineup, meanwhile, didn’t put up a fight against Spencer Strider, who refused to surrender a run, walked three and struck out eight over six innings.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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Kirton on Friday acknowledged he’d been given the training directive in 2022, but said his attorney advised him against attending or signing the form because Bloomfield leaders refused to show them the investigative report.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 July 2025
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If anyone else tries such commands, the AGI and ASI reject them summarily.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Maxwell’s appeal effort last year, finding that the deal drawn up in 2007 and approved the following year only protected Epstein and his coconspirators in South Florida.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
15 July 2025
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Brown-Forman's sales declined 5% in the 2025 fiscal year, partly due to ongoing tariff disputes.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
25 July 2025
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When reached on the phone, Gate of the Era declined to comment.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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Her bag philosophy seems to revolve around practicality, which leads me to believe the princess had a bit more to carry with her than usual…or this braided summer tote was just too good to pass up.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
12 July 2025
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The Dodgers have holes around the roster to fill, too, but landing a deal for Durán, while the righty is in the middle of a career year, would be too good to pass up on.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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That didn't stop Boston's 2004 World Series champion and MLB Network analyst Kevin Millar from throwing out a hypothetical for a future Hall of Famer.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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Her lawyers have asked the Supreme Court to throw out her case, arguing a non-prosecution agreement that Epstein made with federal prosecutors in Florida in 2007 allegedly barred her subsequent prosecution in New York more than a decade later.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
24 July 2025
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