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
Soto earns more throws over to first base from pitchers.
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The perfect cardigan to throw over leggings or jeans this fall.
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With Saturday representing his second major workout on the path back to the practice field after missing the first three weeks of training camp with back soreness, Stafford threw over 60 passes at the Rams’ practice facility in Woodland Hills.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025
The second, hit by Gurriel, was fielded cleanly by Bogaerts, who then sailed a throw over Arraez at first base that bounced into the Padres’ dugout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Will Sammon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
The perfect cardigan to throw over leggings or jeans this fall.
—May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
With Saturday representing his second major workout on the path back to the practice field after missing the first three weeks of training camp with back soreness, Stafford threw over 60 passes at the Rams’ practice facility in Woodland Hills.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025
The second, hit by Gurriel, was fielded cleanly by Bogaerts, who then sailed a throw over Arraez at first base that bounced into the Padres’ dugout.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
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What isn’t known — and what university and fraternity officials have refused to discuss — is what happened in the basement of the three-story house in the 1300 block of West Campus Road, before the young man lost consciousness.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
9 Oct. 2025
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Thomas, alas, can refuse any trade after taking the qualifying offer this summer and will be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals later rejected a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel against him.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Senate rejected Democratic and Republican plans to reopen the government Thursday, its seventh attempt to break the stalemate.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Agency officials and spokespeople declined to speak to ProPublica.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
10 Oct. 2025
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Trammell Crow declined to provide further details on the permit filing, including information on a construction timeline.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Oct. 2025
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Jxrev Wireless Earbuds are a standout at 88 percent off—a deal too good to pass up.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, Target is overflowing with discounts right now, and the savings are too good to pass up.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Unlike parchment paper, liners are not compostable and cannot be reused—although many people do throw out their parchment paper after a single use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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While in Dallas another passer-by saw a dog being thrown out of a car in May.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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