throwing

verb

present participle of throw
1
as in tossing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm threw a life preserver to the drowning man

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2
as in lowering
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally the attacker threw his victim to the ground

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Recent Examples of throwing Jayden Daniels nearly salvaged the night without his top weapon, throwing second-half touchdown passes to Stefon Diggs and Rachaad White to cut the deficit to 23-17 before the 49ers' defense held firm on Washington's final possession. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 His final output was nothing to write home about, throwing for 264 yards to no touchdowns and one interception, but Dieffenbach more than passed the eye test. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 There were soldiers there, and soldiers will shoot when somebody is throwing rocks. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 As running the ball and blocking and otherwise throwing his body around suggest. — Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026 Teair Tart pressured Patrick Mahomes into throwing an interception in the end zone to snuff out one of those drives. — ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026 That man, Sana founder-CEO Joel Hellermark, leans back into his chair and smiles, throwing one leg over the other with the nonchalance of a man half Bhusri’s age. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 American Horror Story is on a generational run this season, bringing back beloved characters from the show’s past 12 installments and throwing them together in somewhat random configurations that still never fail to please me. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026 This dilemma is causing one hell of an identity crisis for our hero, thus throwing everything in his inner world out of whack. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing
  1. tossing
  2. lowering
  3. hurling
  4. dropping
  5. flinging
  6. slinging
  7. firing
Verb
  • The video showed the employee tossing the cash onto the front counter before the suspect grabbed the money and stuffed it into his pocket.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Arrange in a single layer and roast, tossing occasionally, until tender and browned, 15–25 minutes.
    — Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of tossing
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  • The Dolphins, who have lost their first five games and are in the midst of a roster retooling, are raising season ticket prices across the board in 2027, after not increasing prices for any seats (and lowering the price of some seats) this year.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • For airlines, the larger plane offers a way to carry more passengers on a single flight, potentially lowering costs per seat.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lowering
Verb
  • The men rushed on to the plain, setting more trees ablaze and hurling rocks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Rookie Robert Gasser got the start for the Brewers, hurling five shutout innings while allowing just three runs and striking out three.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hurling
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  • Her work at both ends of the court — including dropping a shocking 30 points in Game 2 against the league’s best defense — has led the Dream to a dominant start in the series.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • But there’s something to be said for dropping your adversary off in a Chicago beset by a mushroom cloud.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dropping
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  • What’s more, even as they are defined by death, bogs are also springboards for unusual and unlikely life-forms that extend our understanding of biology—from acid-flinging mosses to amphibian-eating plants.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The first one came on a chaotic sequence in front of the net, with center Carey Terrance inadvertently flinging the puck at his own net.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of flinging
Verb
  • Expect to see everyone from locals clad in athleisure to camera-slinging couples in breezy linen button-downs returning from a nearby wine tasting.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This is a great combination of quarterbacks who should be slinging the ball and make for an exciting game.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of slinging
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  • Several reports say the attackers arrived on a motorcycle and fled after firing.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in firing into a car during a shoplifting response, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
    — Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of firing

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“Throwing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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