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Recent Examples of throw off
The White House has been trying to focus on housing and other affordability issues for months to get ready for what’s expected to be a challenging midterm season for Republicans, but it has been thrown off course by a series of global issues.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The impact caused the 19-year-old to be thrown off the motorcycle, police said.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Hutson was thrown off the first two games in Washington, but then adjusted and left a positive impact on the series for the Canadiens.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Horner says that his alter ego Zero lied about seeing a green van leaving the Strand family’s driveway to throw off investigators.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The impact caused the 19-year-old to be thrown off the motorcycle, police said.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Hutson was thrown off the first two games in Washington, but then adjusted and left a positive impact on the series for the Canadiens.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Horner says that his alter ego Zero lied about seeing a green van leaving the Strand family’s driveway to throw off investigators.
—Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw off
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Mohan admits she had been distracted by personal problems, and wishes Robby well on his sabbatical.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Then the waiter gets distracted.—
Laura House,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Over fears that The Glen would divert restaurants and businesses away from the downtown area, trustees moved to require developers to put money into an account that would provide future loans to business owners looking to open up new storefronts in downtown Glenview.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Becerra’s top aide, Sean McCluskie, plead guilty in November to diverting $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant campaign funds and using the money to inflate his salary.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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