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
Then, keep it in your wardrobe rotation to throw over your shoulders come spring.
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Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
There are cars missing wheels; vans thrown over highway guardrails; trucks flipped on their tops.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025
Simply thaw and enjoy, toss into a salad, throw over the top of pesto pasta, or munch on for a protein-rich snack.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Tuck it into jeans for an easy going-out outfit or throw over your sports bra and leggings for a morning walk.
—Amber Cardullo, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for throw over
Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
There are cars missing wheels; vans thrown over highway guardrails; trucks flipped on their tops.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 23 Dec. 2025
Simply thaw and enjoy, toss into a salad, throw over the top of pesto pasta, or munch on for a protein-rich snack.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
Tuck it into jeans for an easy going-out outfit or throw over your sports bra and leggings for a morning walk.
—Amber Cardullo, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for throw over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
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Like Social Security and Medicare reform and the massive national debt, which is at $38 trillion and counting because Washington refuses to cut spending, despite record amounts of revenue flooding into the Treasury.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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She is known for her perfectly coiffed buns; my baby hairs, on the other hand, refuse to fall in line.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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The Indiana Court of Appeals rejected a Gary man’s bid last week to cut his sentence for attacking multiple women.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Like in the case of Adam Hart, who rejected a digital verdict in order to protect a patient’s lungs, the ultimate value of the nurse in the age of AI may be not their ability to follow the prompt but their willingness to override it.—
Hilke Schellmann,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Cassia County Sheriff Jarrod Thompson’s office declined to comment Thursday and directed the Statesman back to Larsen.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Durant declined to address the allegation directly on Wednesday.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
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Her family quietly passed up its own deadline to sell in January, prompting questions about whether the asking price was too high and whether The Economist’s powerful trustees were able to agree on a suitable buyer.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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In another nod to Vionnet, Smith passed up a show in favor of a look book starring model Jean Campbell, and an exhibition-cum-salon at the Mandarin Oriental.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
20 Feb. 2026
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Halligan appeared to make several fundamental errors in presenting Comey’s case, and her cases against James and Comey have since been thrown out.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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What viewers got was an unfiltered look at a relationship between two elite athletes that threw out the polished celebrity couple playbook entirely.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Throw over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20over. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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