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
Even some of the members of the blue and gold who are thought of as play finishers – Obi Toppin and Myles Turner, for example – throw over 25 passess per game.
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Tony East, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
It’s lined with toasty fleece that’s great for throwing over a tee and under a coat in the winter but can be just warm enough for spring weather, too.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Edwards threw over 100 strikes in his two most recent bouts.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Indiana ranks eighth in offensive rating – the other teams throwing over 300 passes per game are the Phoenix Suns (11th), Golden State (16th), the Chicago Bulls (17th), the Toronto Raptors (26th), and the Brooklyn Nets (27th).
—Tony East, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Tony East, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
It’s lined with toasty fleece that’s great for throwing over a tee and under a coat in the winter but can be just warm enough for spring weather, too.
—Clara McMahon, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
Edwards threw over 100 strikes in his two most recent bouts.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Indiana ranks eighth in offensive rating – the other teams throwing over 300 passes per game are the Phoenix Suns (11th), Golden State (16th), the Chicago Bulls (17th), the Toronto Raptors (26th), and the Brooklyn Nets (27th).
—Tony East, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
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The suit alleges that ICE agents repeatedly refused to give VML's father her location and denied him the opportunity to speak for more than a minute to VML's mother.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2025
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Listen to this article Three people were arrested and accused of assaulting a taxi cab driver in Norwalk on Thursday after allegedly refusing to pay their cab fare, including one suspect whose alleged combative behavior injured a police officer.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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Guo, the spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, rejected Trump’s assertions suggesting progress toward a trade deal.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Hours before the scheduled execution on Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a final appeal by Mendoza's attorneys to stop the execution.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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Muir declined to speak to The Athletic about the evolution of Stanford athletics.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Both the Probation Department and DMH declined to comment.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Still, the opportunity to grow a retail business into a wealth platform was too exciting to pass up.—
Lindsey Choo,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Putin, bent on total victory, may regret passing up the extraordinary chance offered by Trump to end his disastrous Ukraine war and cut his country’s substantial losses.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Complaints made to the OCR that students were unfairly disciplined could be thrown out; existing enforcement actions or monitoring of schools that had disciplined students disproportionately could be revoked.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
2 May 2025
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Luigi Mangione's defense team wants at least two counts against him in the New York state indictment thrown out.—
Alice Gainer,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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“Throw over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20over. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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