Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing in
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The video shows two people approaching the front of the store and then kicking in the glass.—
Dennis Valera,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026 -
The cuts were kicking in at 40 major hubs across the country, including in New York, Washington, Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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That fact isn’t lost on the rookie, who said the possibility of pitching in Boston is incredibly motivating.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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But Hoffman didn’t have a homer problem in his previous three seasons as an effective reliever despite pitching in hitter-friendly environments.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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And in this case, there are people who don’t live in Duval County (and, therefore, aren’t chipping in for that $775 million for the stadium renovation) saying others need to spend their money to be in the stadium.—
Mark Woods,
Florida Times-Union,
9 Jan. 2026
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Aliyah Boston added 15 points, with Natasha Howard chipping in 12 of her own.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Who would have thought that giving away billions of dollars to people who self-certify facts on a form leads to tens of billions of dollars flying out the door to fraudsters who learn how to fill out the form?—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota was just beating up on bad teams and giving away games to the good squads.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Throwing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20in. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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