throwing out

present participle of throw out
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of throwing out According to an affidavit for arrest obtained by CNN, Roper and the other teen suspect are accused of throwing out Erving’s clothes and driving away from the scene. Holly Yan, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 An earlier decision from the court throwing out Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act came early enough that some red states were able to scramble and redraw congressional district lines to further favor Republicans. Tamara Keith, NPR, 1 July 2026 Greg Abel celebrates after throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Iowa Cubs played the Buffalo Bisons on June 25, 2026. Alex Crippen, CNBC, 27 June 2026 The Knights’ highlighted their effort by throwing out a runner at the plate in the second inning. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 May 2026 Murakami is working on a two-year, $34 million deal, and in an era when some teams try to lock up young talent with long and lucrative contract extensions, a 25-game sample size is a little too small for Getz to start throwing out more years and dollars. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 Sunscreen The Mayo Clinic recommends throwing out any sunscreen bottles that have reached or exceeded their expiration date. Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026 Suárez also made a nice sliding grab on a Luke Keaschall ground ball in the seventh when the Twins (11-9) had a pair of runners on, popping quickly to his feet and throwing out a hustling Keaschall out to end the threat. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026 The senior catcher keeps throwing out baserunners trying to challenge him. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing out
Verb
  • The two commissioners selected by congressional Democrats, Chairman Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland, each received an email dismissing them on July 9.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • England went into the Mexico match inspired by having so many factors against them and with a lot of people dismissing their chances of winning the tournament.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Part of the issue was Disney’s decision to release the show, which had been completed since around 2024, all at once, dumping 22 episodes onto the platform with limited prior advertising.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • Flash flooding continues across South Central Texas as thunderstorms train over the same areas, dumping up to a foot of rain and triggering water rescues and road closures.
    Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Overall, the engineering challenge of radiating heat in space is well understood—there’s no cutting-edge physics here.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • The aura radiating from him as a former Ballon d’Or and World Cup winner.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • For the first time since at least 1974, new homes are selling for less than existing ones, and the culprit is a mix of builders getting generous and sellers refusing to budge.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Lestat uses his songs to analyze his past while refusing to deal with the ongoing reality of his mother’s emotional manipulation and physical abuse.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Based on witness statements, a jet ski allegedly struck a wake, ejecting the operator into the water, according to DEEP officials.
    Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • SpaceX uses a different approach on Starship, with Starlinks riding inside the vehicle’s fuselage, then ejecting through a small door on the side like a Pez dispenser.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The soccer coach was unloading balls from his vehicle in the alley behind his home when Wilson, wearing a mask, confronted him with a semiautomatic handgun that had a laser pointer.
    Julie Hanson, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Their jobs involve unloading raw sugar arriving by ship at the C&H Sugar facility in Crockett.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Along with the casting award introduced last year, this brings 10 categories into play before the acting races even begin.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • For example, only a few higher-end Western shoes available now have outsoles made from casting polyurethane, which is lighter and provides better traction than the rubber used in most current Western models.
    Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Additional programmable keys can be assigned to common functions such as push-to-talk, sending prompts, or accepting and rejecting code changes.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 July 2026
  • One of these, according to Valdés Ugalde, has been rejecting extradition requests for politicians allegedly linked to drug trafficking on the grounds of national sovereignty.
    Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 12 July 2026

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“Throwing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20out. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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