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
Stewart, who has been a Chanel ambassador since 2013 and has therefore worn the designs of all three of the brand’s post-Coco Chanel designers, saw a realism in the models’ mix of casual clothes and exuberantly formal ones, with jackets thrown over arms and newspapers stuffed into handbags.
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Add an ornamental throw over your duvets to tie it all together.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
Make Young try to throw over a forest, and the turnovers will fall into your lap.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
And then Josh makes his throw over the middle (to Khalil) Shakir, and it’s perfectly timed by Bryan Cook, but the Chiefs employed the triple spy and tried to limit Josh Allen.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
Add an ornamental throw over your duvets to tie it all together.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2025
Make Young try to throw over a forest, and the turnovers will fall into your lap.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
And then Josh makes his throw over the middle (to Khalil) Shakir, and it’s perfectly timed by Bryan Cook, but the Chiefs employed the triple spy and tried to limit Josh Allen.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
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According to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched in November to a residence in the Linville community of Marion after a caller reported a neighbor standing in their driveway screaming and refusing to leave the property despite having been warned previously.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Some exemptions for law enforcement agencies exist, but Cal-OSHA claims the sheriff’s office refused to prove its exemption, according to court documents.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bonta rejected the allegations as unsubstantiated and said the states were targeted solely because of their political leadership.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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For at least the third time in just over a year, Humphrey has rejected most serious charges against rule-breaking cops.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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When asked about its plans, McDonald's declined to comment to Fox News Digital.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Due to ongoing litigation, the airline declined to comment further.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The chance to reunite with Silverfield and his staff, including former Memphis offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey, at Arkansas was too much to pass up.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Jan. 2026
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Still, the woman felt the opportunity was too valuable to pass up.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Courts have thrown out similar requests in other states.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the comments, readers had mixed reactions to the man's plan to throw out the food.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Throw over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20over. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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