1
as in to out
to drive or force out
the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref
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2
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?
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3
as in to cast
to throw or give off
the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke
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as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards
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Recent Examples of throw out
The appellate judges threw out the civil rights conviction and hate crime enhancement.
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
Maxwell has long maintained her innocence, and has appealed her case all the way to the Supreme Court to throw out her conviction for violating the non-prosecution agreement Epstein signed.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Or was Trump's talk about a grand plan for Mars effectively dead when Elon Musk left Washington D.C, and Jared Isaacman's nomination to lead the space agency was thrown out of the airlock?
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Rivers had only been to Massachusetts twice before, once for a brief trip to face Boston College during her junior season at NC State and most recently to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game last week.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
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Sean Emery, Oc Register, 21 July 2025
Maxwell has long maintained her innocence, and has appealed her case all the way to the Supreme Court to throw out her conviction for violating the non-prosecution agreement Epstein signed.
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
Or was Trump's talk about a grand plan for Mars effectively dead when Elon Musk left Washington D.C, and Jared Isaacman's nomination to lead the space agency was thrown out of the airlock?
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 July 2025
Rivers had only been to Massachusetts twice before, once for a brief trip to face Boston College during her junior season at NC State and most recently to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox game last week.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw out
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In March, 2008, the Post published a front-page story on Eliot Spitzer, then the governor of New York, who—after cracking down on prostitution rings while serving as the state’s attorney general, from 1999 to 2006—was outed as having patronized an escort service.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Having identifying documents with gender markers that don’t appear to match how a person is presenting themself could foster an uncomfortable, sometimes dangerous, situation for people who are forced to out themselves as trans to strangers.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
6 July 2025
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Just weeks after the Thomas Fire tore through the hills above Montecito, an intense winter storm dumped several inches of rain in January 2018.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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Company insiders, also including the finance chief, have dumped $16.6 million in shares over the past 30 days.—
Alex Harring,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
21 July 2025
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But what to do about all of the votes cast the first week or two?—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The new Superman casts questions of power, romance, and decency against a very traditional comic book setting, and so does All Superheroes Need PR.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
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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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Bondi earlier this week refused to answer questions from reporters about the Epstein files.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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Again, don’t run: Bears will chase you, just like a dog would.—
Mike Stunson
July 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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And that’s what all three of these companies are chasing: trust, at scale.—
Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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Mold: Any signs of mold mean the dressing should be discarded.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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The example Apple Design Team member Rene Lee uses in this video is for apps that might open a certain type of file from the Files app; previously, opening a new file should have discarded the current contents of that app window and opened the new file.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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Regarding Trump's assertions, the White House pointed NPR to a 2022 analysis done by the district attorney's office in Yolo County, Calif., which found that most of the 595 people released there without bail during the study period committed new crimes.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
21 July 2025
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Tammi made her feature directorial debut with the supernatural horror film The Wind, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2018 and was released by IFC Midnight.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
21 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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“Throw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20out. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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