as in to throw
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of throw down
During a collision, gas clouds could be thrown down toward each galaxy’s center and ultimately fall into decaying orbits around each awaiting black hole, forming huge disks there that would become extremely hot and potentially extremely bright.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Even more hilariously, 54 percent of Democrats went as far as presuming that even an 8-year-old boy could throw down his lunchbox and get the job done.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
That’s a player throwing down the gauntlet to everybody else’.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The whole thing seemed to go south rapidly, with a 6 AM deadline thrown down as a marker.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
Even more hilariously, 54 percent of Democrats went as far as presuming that even an 8-year-old boy could throw down his lunchbox and get the job done.
—Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
That’s a player throwing down the gauntlet to everybody else’.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The whole thing seemed to go south rapidly, with a 6 AM deadline thrown down as a marker.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw down
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Josh Rojas tried to sacrifice him over to third, but his bunt went straight back to Orze, who threw to second base too late to catch the retreating Tolbert.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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Sawchuk explained that Muschietti largely stuck to the shot list but would occasionally throw the team a curveball, adding that some of the most memorable cinematic moments in the series were added at the last minute.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 June 2026
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Rays speedster Chandler Simpson dropped down a bunt and rushed the Angels into an error.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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However, the anticipated state finals clash was not to be as Calabasas dropped the baton in the Southern Section finals and failed to advance.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20down. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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