throw up

1
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner

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2
as in to throw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign

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Recent Examples of throw up Neha Suresh Neha quickly threw up a basic website on Reddit, charging $10 a month. Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 In recent decades, as China has laid down vast networks of high-speed rail and thrown up shimmering cities, Americans have developed a deepening sense that their own country struggles to get things done. The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Flushed to his right, Purdy threw up a prayer to Tonges in the back corner of the end zone with Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen draped on him. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Despite throwing up 40 points on a tough Buffalo Bills team, the Ravens still managed to lose the game. James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for throw up
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  • These maggots vomit and excrete illuminated threads of bile to entice tiny insects to their deaths.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • That horrible mistake reveals itself several scenes later when Katie projectile vomits into her windshield.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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  • Insults were hurled at McIlroy with such ferocity that his playing partner Shane Lowry had to be held back from going over the ropes to get at the fans.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • During the speech, however, Kemp periodically deviated from building up Astra to hurling insults at several of his competitors in the launch industry.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025

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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20up. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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