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Recent Examples of throw off
Counsell didn’t have a timeframe for when Wicks might throw off a mound.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The idea here is to make the torpedo manoeuvre in such a way as to break its guidance wires, or throw off its sonar.
—James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Miler, currently dealing with lower back tightness, is scheduled to throw a side session on Wednesday after being limited to throwing off flat ground.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
This can throw off our sleep cycles, which in turn leads to inflammation and hormone dysregulation, and increases in the stress hormone known as cortisol.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The idea here is to make the torpedo manoeuvre in such a way as to break its guidance wires, or throw off its sonar.
—James Dwyer, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Miler, currently dealing with lower back tightness, is scheduled to throw a side session on Wednesday after being limited to throwing off flat ground.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
This can throw off our sleep cycles, which in turn leads to inflammation and hormone dysregulation, and increases in the stress hormone known as cortisol.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw off
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Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
20 Mar. 2026
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Releasing an old video, which conveniently omits context, on their son’s birthday is a reprehensible attempt to distract from his own behavior.—
William Earl,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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Europe is particularly attuned to how the conflict has diverted the White House’s attention from Russia’s war in Ukraine.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Since then, 43 have rerouted to other Gulf ports, with the rest diverting from the region entirely.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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