as in to throw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of throw down
The senior captain threw down a one-handed dunk to open the final frame, then blocked a full-court heave right before the final buzzer to secure the victory.
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Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
With no threat of a contest by a defender, Martin threw down a two-handed reverse dunk and sprinted back on defense without much reaction.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
His downfield accuracy on a handful of throws down the stretch, after an entire season of taking an absolute beating in the pocket, has been sensational.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Along with the shots from distance, Curry almost threw down a dunk when Gui Santos found him on a cut.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
With no threat of a contest by a defender, Martin threw down a two-handed reverse dunk and sprinted back on defense without much reaction.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
His downfield accuracy on a handful of throws down the stretch, after an entire season of taking an absolute beating in the pocket, has been sensational.
—Robert Mays, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
Along with the shots from distance, Curry almost threw down a dunk when Gui Santos found him on a cut.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw down
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But of all the spaghetti that got thrown at the wall, this is the one that hits for reasons that are totally orthogonal to politics and sort of Washington.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The changes to and cancellation of courses comes months after a viral video of a student confronting an instructor over her lessons threw Texas A&M, one of the largest universities in the country, into upheaval.—
Juan A. Lozano,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Panama was the first Latin American country to join the global infrastructure drive in 2017 after dropping diplomatic ties with Taipei.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Also, the cold weather is forecast to get much worse from Sunday, with temperatures dropping even further and making the time frame for a pause in attacks hard to understand.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20down. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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