THROW OVER Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

throw over

verb

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 Many of his best passes are highly accurate anticipation throws over the middle of the field. —

Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026 Brewers left fielder Eddys Leonard reached base to start the second inning on a groundball when third baseman Ezequiel Duran airmailed a throw over first baseman Jake Burger’s head. —

Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026 Most plays are just thrown over there; just catch it. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026 Silk scarves have been thrown over the many lampshades, and a candle is burning low on a coffee table. —

Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for throw over

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Football has traditionally been a conduit for protests in Iran, with the national team refusing to sing the anthem on several occasions over recent decades, including during the 2009 Green Movement and after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police in 2022.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
However, the Portage Township Schools have refused to recognize autism as an educational eligibility category and have denied the boy autism-specific services, sensory accommodations and the proper behavioral interventions, the suit says.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026