as in throwing
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of throwing down
Early in the second quarter, James gave the fans even more to cheer about, catching a high lob pass from Marcus Smart and throwing down a one-handed dunk to oohs and aahs.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Jaxson Hayes delivered the final body blow, throwing down an Eastbay dunk in transition after stealing the ball from Josh Giddey to put the Lakers up by 14 with just under three minutes remaining.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The panel all picked up what the show was throwing down with the rapper clues.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Two years ago, Sukeban exploded onto the scene with fighters in latex, corsets and bomber jackets, throwing down with full makeup, wigs and acrylic nail art.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The 22-year-old scored a career-high 21 points while shooting 8-for-12, hitting three 3-pointers and throwing down four acrobatic dunks — including a pair of transition lobs from Brown and Derrick White, and a third-quarter posterization of Marvin Bagley III.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Wearing a flowing purple muumuu, Monaleo gets to throwing down a soul food dinner for the whole family.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Hachimura finished with 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting, throwing down multiple alley-oops during a third quarter the Laker won 40-31.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
On Instagram, Hogan posted a few videos throwing down tracks in the recording studio.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
Jaxson Hayes delivered the final body blow, throwing down an Eastbay dunk in transition after stealing the ball from Josh Giddey to put the Lakers up by 14 with just under three minutes remaining.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The panel all picked up what the show was throwing down with the rapper clues.
—Jillian Sederholm, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
Two years ago, Sukeban exploded onto the scene with fighters in latex, corsets and bomber jackets, throwing down with full makeup, wigs and acrylic nail art.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The 22-year-old scored a career-high 21 points while shooting 8-for-12, hitting three 3-pointers and throwing down four acrobatic dunks — including a pair of transition lobs from Brown and Derrick White, and a third-quarter posterization of Marvin Bagley III.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Wearing a flowing purple muumuu, Monaleo gets to throwing down a soul food dinner for the whole family.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
Hachimura finished with 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting, throwing down multiple alley-oops during a third quarter the Laker won 40-31.
—Khobi Price, Oc Register, 25 Oct. 2025
On Instagram, Hogan posted a few videos throwing down tracks in the recording studio.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing down
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Though the arrest took place in 2023, the incident made headlines again in March after a video of the altercation — showing Paul yelling, putting Mortensen in a headlock and throwing chairs at him while a child could be heard crying — was published by TMZ.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Billy Cook dropped a bunt to move Bart to third, but Feduccia took too long throwing to first, so the Pirates had two on with no outs.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Key Takeaways Both berberine and bitter melon show evidence for blood sugar-lowering effects.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
16 Apr. 2026
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This could come in the form of lowering the cost of development by building out water and sewer pipes, or using the money in combination with philanthropic organizations to support projects similar to the Fort Worth Community Land Trust.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, officials said the water levels were dropping after reaching less than 5 inches.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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There was also the City Council’s jaw-dropping decision in November to raise the annual fees for the two subsidized valet parking spots every hotel gets by 789% — from $634 to $5,000.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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