throwing in

present participle of throw in

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing in
Verb
  • 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
  • Long delays are already kicking in at New York-area airports.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • His time in the big leagues with the Orioles was his first time pitching in the big leagues.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The lead team of Joe Davis and Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz will call the games for Fox, with sideline reporters Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci also pitching in and Tom Rinaldi on features duty.
    Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Aliyah Boston added 15 points, with Natasha Howard chipping in 12 of her own.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Since the beginning of this administration, Silicon Valley’s biggest bosses have appeased the president, capitulating to his every whim — agreeing to pay export taxes, giving away equity to the government, defunding schools for Latino students and ending diversity programs.
    Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Deadline will absolutely not be giving away any spoilers but the BBC has acknowledged that this happened and the show was taken down from Crave after a couple of hours.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Throwing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20in. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.

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