throw up

1
as in to vomit
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner

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2
as in to throw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign

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Recent Examples of throw up The body parts get stashed in trash bags that are hauled away on a garbage truck, and aside from throwing up a little, Harrison seems to be okay. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 July 2025 Clients start with a goal and a plan, but as the miles stretch on, the path throws up unexpected challenges. Igor Epshteyn, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 Houser shrugged off a first-inning stomach issue, throwing up in the dugout afterward and going on to win his third straight start. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025 The global pandemic threw up a myriad of challenges for the franchise sector and many brands are continuing to deal with the fallout from that, together with changing consumer behaviours, inflation, recruitment and supply chain issues. Fiona Simpson, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for throw up
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  • Their main symptoms were vomiting, abdominal cramps and diarrhea.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 17 July 2025
  • It is characterized by acid attacks from vomiting on teeth in general.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
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  • Videos posted on social media showed men dressed in clothes bearing far-right symbols and migrants carrying Moroccan flags hurling objects at each other in Saturday night’s violence, which followed several days of lower intensity unrest.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 13 July 2025
  • There were vocal protesters hurling insults and sometimes water bottles at federal agents, and there were anxious friends and family of those who work at Glass House, a huge cannabis operation.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025

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“Throw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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