1
as in to out
to drive or force out
the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref
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2
as in to dump
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?
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3
as in to cast
to throw or give off
the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke
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as in to refuse
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards
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Recent Examples of throw out
Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann lost a long-shot bid to have damning DNA evidence thrown out Wednesday, after a New York judge ruled that prosecutors can use the evidence against him at trial in a decision police expect to impact far more cases.
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Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Artists brought a lot of energy, interacted with the crowd, threw out a bunch of merch, just little things.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The decision in the end felt pretty damning for Equity, with the judge throwing out all claims.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The Appellate Division’s First Department threw out the judgment last month.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Michael Ruiz , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Artists brought a lot of energy, interacted with the crowd, threw out a bunch of merch, just little things.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The decision in the end felt pretty damning for Equity, with the judge throwing out all claims.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
The Appellate Division’s First Department threw out the judgment last month.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw out
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Sports piracy has become so widespread that even professional athletes, like Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (who was spotted using Streameast in May 2024) and Seattle Seahawks' Tariq Woolen, have been outed as users.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The star linebacker then made a spectacle of his final preseason outing with the team.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Dexter has borrowed Prater’s yacht to dump his body into the East River.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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The season will detail 10 different cases, including a Las Vegas journalist ambushed outside his residence, a body dumped in a NYC tunnel, and a mission to discover the identity of a victim found in the East River.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Though the bill is yet to be finalized, the orbital station is cast as the linchpin of sustainable exploration to enable longer stays, partner investment and cislunar monitoring.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The stages of the eclipse include penumbral and umbral phases, which refer to the two main parts of the shadow that the moon casts.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Anisimova dialed in, desperately refusing to give Osaka any openings.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The airline reserves the right to refuse transportation to plus-size passengers who cannot be safely accommodated.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Senegal’s Lamine Camara is the type of midfielder that would help many a Champions League-chasing team.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Five teams are chasing a postseason berth.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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According to a criminal complaint, Briceno, whom authorities said is an undocumented immigrant, used a firearm to shoot inside the doorway of the bar and then discarded the firearm, which law enforcement never recovered.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
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In mahjong, four players draw and discard tiles with different suits, numbers and Chinese characters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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On Tuesday, 85 scientists released a 459-page rebuttal to the DOE report, highlighting a large body of scientific literature pointing to how climate change can exacerbate droughts, floods, crop failures, and other disasters.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The panel studying those cases released a report last year describing how the state child welfare agency missed warning signs and failed to protect dozens of children from dying of the illicit drug.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Several world leaders have already rejected the plan and insisted that the only solution is the creation of a Palestinian state once Hamas hands over the hostages and a new Palestinian government takes over.—
Michele Chabin,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shi seemed confident that Strand Larsen, who was keen to join Newcastle United before the deadline, will knuckle down despite Wolves rejecting two bids.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Throw out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20out. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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