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Recent Examples of throw off
Seasonal changes and Daylight Saving Time can throw off sleep schedules even more.
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Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
But experts long ago observed that wildland blazes throw off embers, which can soar on winds to ignite dwellings miles away.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
One of his shoes was thrown off and found in a yard.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Stuff like storing animal urine in your car to throw off drug-sniffing dogs.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
But experts long ago observed that wildland blazes throw off embers, which can soar on winds to ignite dwellings miles away.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
One of his shoes was thrown off and found in a yard.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Stuff like storing animal urine in your car to throw off drug-sniffing dogs.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw off
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While some critics are skeptical of the claims amid a lack of publicly available evidence – suggesting instead that they are meant to distract from growing public discontent and protests against Noboa’s government – the president insisted to CNN the threat was real.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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What Wednesday evening’s triumph also does is quieten the distracting outside noise that such a newsworthy club invariably attracts.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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His double in the final — a cheeky free kick and a left-footed volley at the back-post — officially took his tournament tally up to five, but the Famalicao forward saw three further shots diverted into the net for own goals.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The plan included launching a mobile booking station to quickly issue citations, stricter curfew and firearm enforcement, and increasing police presence by diverting patrol officers to high-traffic entertainment areas.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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