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
San Francisco’s starting pitcher, Robbie Ray, caught Blanco leaning toward the bag and threw over to first as Blanco broke to second.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Few know the power of a piece of fabric thrown over oneself, but RuPaul does.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Caballero was awarded an infield single, and he was allowed to take second base after Cabrera airmailed the throw over Paul Goldschmidt’s head.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Amidst a fife and drum performance, the High Tea featured the same teas that were thrown over the Harbor, like Bohea tea, Congou and Souchong, as well as some Singlo and Hyson varieties.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
Few know the power of a piece of fabric thrown over oneself, but RuPaul does.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Caballero was awarded an infield single, and he was allowed to take second base after Cabrera airmailed the throw over Paul Goldschmidt’s head.
—Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Amidst a fife and drum performance, the High Tea featured the same teas that were thrown over the Harbor, like Bohea tea, Congou and Souchong, as well as some Singlo and Hyson varieties.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
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The film follows the young singer Seti, who refuses to accept the fact that women in Iran are not allowed to perform in public.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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Ragusa alleged in her suit that the city discriminated against her, as well as other female and minority candidates, by refusing to interview them for the job back when it was first advertised.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
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In response, Congress passed legislation seeking to limit a president's ability to wage war against Iran, which was again quickly rejected by Trump.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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This can manifest into an AI tool that ends up rejecting qualified job candidates because it was trained on biased data.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But the league declined to comment on any punishment for the official.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Iran's missile launches have declined, though officials have not explained.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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There were questions about whether Houston would be willing to part ways with its promising young core, but the chance to land a former MVP like Durant was simply too good to pass up.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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But act fast — Amazon’s outlet deals aren’t guaranteed to last, and these markdowns are too good to pass up.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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An inning later, Bellinger was thrown out trying to stretch his run-scoring single into a double.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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The Dallas Wings rookie and UConn women’s basketball legend threw out the first pitch at the Texas Rangers game against the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2025
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