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
He’s shown an ability to process at a high level, but he can get stuck on reads, leading to late throws over the middle that get him in trouble.
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Edwards threw over 100 strikes in his two most recent bouts.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The light-as-air cardigan will keep your shoulders warm and covered on chilly evenings and can be thrown over a dress or a tank top and shorts.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
San Francisco’s starting pitcher, Robbie Ray, caught Blanco leaning toward the bag and threw over to first as Blanco broke to second.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Edwards threw over 100 strikes in his two most recent bouts.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The light-as-air cardigan will keep your shoulders warm and covered on chilly evenings and can be thrown over a dress or a tank top and shorts.
—Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2025
San Francisco’s starting pitcher, Robbie Ray, caught Blanco leaning toward the bag and threw over to first as Blanco broke to second.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw over
Verb
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Newsom is effectively forcing the Wiener proposal through by refusing to sign a budget deal without the CEQA exemptions.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Ragusa alleged in her suit that the city discriminated against her, as well as other female and minority candidates, by refusing to interview them for the job back when it was first advertised.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2025
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In response, Congress passed legislation seeking to limit a president's ability to wage war against Iran, which was again quickly rejected by Trump.—
Mariam Khan,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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This can manifest into an AI tool that ends up rejecting qualified job candidates because it was trained on biased data.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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LeBron James already opted in to a $52.6 million deal with the Lakers for next season, the Rockets traded for Durant and the Los Angeles Clippers saw James Harden decline his option in return for a new deal and a raise.—
Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
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Starbucks declined to comment beyond what executives have previously said about hiring plans.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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There were questions about whether Houston would be willing to part ways with its promising young core, but the chance to land a former MVP like Durant was simply too good to pass up.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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But act fast — Amazon’s outlet deals aren’t guaranteed to last, and these markdowns are too good to pass up.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
21 June 2025
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And wanting everyone at the end of this to be so delighted with me was a hard thing to throw out of the basket.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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Trump in recent days has also inserted himself into Israeli domestic affairs, calling for charges against Netanyahu in his ongoing corruption trial to be thrown out.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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