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
Many of his best passes are highly accurate anticipation throws over the middle of the field.
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Brewers left fielder Eddys Leonard reached base to start the second inning on a groundball when third baseman Ezequiel Duran airmailed a throw over first baseman Jake Burger’s head.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Most plays are just thrown over there; just catch it.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Silk scarves have been thrown over the many lampshades, and a candle is burning low on a coffee table.
—Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Brewers left fielder Eddys Leonard reached base to start the second inning on a groundball when third baseman Ezequiel Duran airmailed a throw over first baseman Jake Burger’s head.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
Most plays are just thrown over there; just catch it.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Silk scarves have been thrown over the many lampshades, and a candle is burning low on a coffee table.
—Molly Aitken, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
Verb
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She was commanded multiple times to drop the knife, but refused and cut the toddler's face.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Earlier, media reports said all students were evacuated and police special operations units were deployed after the assailant refused to surrender.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah strongly rejected the talks.—
Tucker Reals,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Weinstein’s precipitous downfall came after the New Yorker and The New York Times published explosive investigative reporting in late 2017 accusing him of habitually preying on women from his powerful perch in Hollywood and blacklisting those who rejected him.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2026
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His parents declined to comment to reporters afterward.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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The new listings, published Wednesday by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, cite factors such as warming ocean waters, melting sea ice and declining availability of food to sustain such species.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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There are certainly an endless amount of kitchen design ideas available, but not all of them are in style, and some that once were in style have been passed up by time.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
10 Apr. 2026
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Lauren, a first-grade teacher, knew the moment was just too special to pass up.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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Isaac Collins had a one-out single in the third but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Isaac Collins had a one-out single in the third but was thrown out trying to stretch it to a double.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Throw over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20over. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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