throwing over

present participle of throw over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing over
Verb
  • This consistency, Nassau argues, shields founders from the reputational hit of a prior lead refusing to participate in follow-ons.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries say they are united in refusing to back any spending measure that does not include key health care protections and commitments not to roll them back.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tesla's world class at rejecting how things were done previously.
    James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The roughly 3,200 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837 went on strike on August 4 after rejecting the company’s previous offer.
    Reuters 20 min ago, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The negativity around Wilson wasn’t only about his declining physical skills.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Still, there is some evidence click-throughs per search are declining.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In fact, passing up the Chiefs is the team’s top challenge entering Harbaugh’s second season.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But if United chose this path by signing two big-money attacking midfielders this summer, so too did Fernandes by turning down Al Hilal’s offer to play in the Saudi Pro League.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Can states risk turning down massive economic development investments?
    Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Although he’s been linked to other teams already, one idea worth throwing out there is Kevin Love.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And at the same time, the same thing is happening at the top of the talent stack – big tech is fighting for top talent in AI and semiconductor applications, throwing out absurd pay packages and huge bonus checks to try to steal talent.
    Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Throwing over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20over. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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