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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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
Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, of Covington, Washington, is accused of throwing a rock at the head of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal — one of the rarest marine mammals in the world — earlier this month in an incident caught on camera by beachgoers.
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Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Special props to the jolly axe-throwing head of adventure, Nye Rees; personable Brasserie maitre d’, Javier Padron; and trainer Peter Sullivan, who explained the finer points of fasting for women whilst crucifying my glutes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Bryce was still throwing the ball well, pitch count was still OK.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 17 May 2026
Most of the hardest-throwing pitchers now are relievers, who can empty their tanks on each pitch without having to keep anything in reserve for later innings.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Leeds saw no problem in agreeing a plan which eased him in and gradually built his minutes instead of, for example, throwing him into 90 minutes away at Arsenal on August 23.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Roma defender Wesley and Lazio midfielder Nicolò Rovella were spotted throwing punches at each other in the second brawl and both were shown red cards.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The prospect has Davis' business rivals accusing him of unfairly weaponizing the president's favorite trade tool — and throwing Davis' political weight around — to create an uneven playing field for everyone else in the quartz industry.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 17 May 2026
Snell worked around Kim’s throwing error in the third to pitch a scoreless third and his day was done after 77 pitches.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
Special props to the jolly axe-throwing head of adventure, Nye Rees; personable Brasserie maitre d’, Javier Padron; and trainer Peter Sullivan, who explained the finer points of fasting for women whilst crucifying my glutes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026
Bryce was still throwing the ball well, pitch count was still OK.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 17 May 2026
Most of the hardest-throwing pitchers now are relievers, who can empty their tanks on each pitch without having to keep anything in reserve for later innings.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
Leeds saw no problem in agreeing a plan which eased him in and gradually built his minutes instead of, for example, throwing him into 90 minutes away at Arsenal on August 23.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 17 May 2026
Roma defender Wesley and Lazio midfielder Nicolò Rovella were spotted throwing punches at each other in the second brawl and both were shown red cards.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
The prospect has Davis' business rivals accusing him of unfairly weaponizing the president's favorite trade tool — and throwing Davis' political weight around — to create an uneven playing field for everyone else in the quartz industry.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 17 May 2026
Snell worked around Kim’s throwing error in the third to pitch a scoreless third and his day was done after 77 pitches.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing
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Straw, wearing a jacket clearly marked with an Oak Park logo, was captured on one video tossing his Dunkin’ Donuts coffee onto the windshield of the Tahoe.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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Or, in this case, cutting things up with scissors and tossing them around.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Edwards campaigned on lowering Georgia Power customers’ monthly electric bills and pushing the utility to add more clean energy to the grid.—
Kristi Swartz,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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This is not lowering standards.—
Shelley Zalis,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The footage appeared to show large groups of teenagers throwing punches, hurling chairs, and using restaurant furniture as weapons while customers fled for safety.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
18 May 2026
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Saturday's fight was shared on social media by multiple users and showed several people throwing punches and hurling chairs and tables inside the business.—
Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Favreau, who co-wrote the screenplay with Dave Filioni, doesn’t waste any time before dropping audiences right in the action.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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High temperatures in Phoenix should reach 96 degrees on Friday, May 22, sliding upward to 99 degrees by Sunday, May 23, before dropping slightly to 98 degrees for Monday, May 24, according to the National Weather Service.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
22 May 2026
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Another video showed Chonkers reemerging from the water, flinging himself onto a dock full of smaller sea lions who, save for one apparently brave animal, fled at the sight and reverberations of their massive neighbor.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sam instead proposes that the performer dance to it without music, a prompt that is followed by Anne Hathaway flinging herself across the room, dragging her body across the floor in a hypnotic spectacle that seems to convey struggle, possession, and loss of control.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Disney’s presentation to advertisers in New York on Tuesday featured high-energy antics (and singing) courtesy of Olivia Rodrigo and the baseball bat-slinging Savannah Bananas.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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In addition, the action includes top-tier spider combat and awesome web-slinging and web-gliding traversal abilities.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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After an underwhelming regular season, Vegas has been on a heater since firing Bruce Cassidy with eight games to go in the regular season and replacing him with John Tortorella.—
Nate Peterson,
Denver Post,
19 May 2026
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Doorbell video from May 16 allegedly shows Sean Hubbard, 34, firing the gun at the entrance of a home in Rock Hill, South Carolina, according to WBTV.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Throwing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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