as in distracting
to draw the attention or mind to something else
the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot
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Recent Examples of throwing off
Edwin Díaz throwing off mound Closer Edwin Díaz (elbow surgery) has progressed to throwing off the mound.
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Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Zoll said Ober is at least a week away from throwing off a mound.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Chip stocks, however, stumbled; bitcoin is hovering at its weakest since the war began, private credit is throwing off sparks again — and a flesh-eating parasite has turned up in Texas.
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Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Now scientists have discovered the behemoth is throwing off a hot breeze.
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Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Miller is five weeks into a throwing program and expects to start throwing off a mound for the first time this week.
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Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Your schedule, routines or work environment could feel especially chaotic today, with interruptions throwing off your modus operandi and usual sense of control.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Otherwise, there was little evidence of factors that might be throwing off the results.
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ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
The Hudson Yards area is throwing off cash.
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Peter Peyser,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Zoll said Ober is at least a week away from throwing off a mound.
—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Chip stocks, however, stumbled; bitcoin is hovering at its weakest since the war began, private credit is throwing off sparks again — and a flesh-eating parasite has turned up in Texas.
—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
Now scientists have discovered the behemoth is throwing off a hot breeze.
—
Jeanna Bryner,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Miller is five weeks into a throwing program and expects to start throwing off a mound for the first time this week.
—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
Your schedule, routines or work environment could feel especially chaotic today, with interruptions throwing off your modus operandi and usual sense of control.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Otherwise, there was little evidence of factors that might be throwing off the results.
—
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
The Hudson Yards area is throwing off cash.
—
Peter Peyser,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing off
Verb
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However, there was a distracting graphical issue where characters and objects would get weird glowy or black artifacts around the edges in close-up shots during battles and cutscenes.
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People attending the trial would also be prohibited from reacting, gesturing, wearing distracting clothing, or otherwise disrupting proceedings.
Verb
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Unfortunately, while there are presumably less diverting ways to spend close to two hours in a stuffy, packed multiplex, the movie is a preachy, one-note affair.
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Supergirl the film, meanwhile, is only a mildly diverting whiff.
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