throwing over

present participle of throw over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of throwing over In his breakout season in 2025, Maye showed that one of his quarterbacking superpowers is throwing over the middle of the field. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Tatis dealt with Patrick throwing over twice, and catcher Gary Sánchez snapping off a pickoff throw. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Later in the inning, though the run would have likely scored anyway, the usually strong relay combination of center fielder Andy Pages and Betts ended with Betts throwing over catcher Ben Rortvedt. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2026 Whatever Holmes is toting or throwing over her shoulders, women across the major East Coast cities are spotting and swiftly adding to cart. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 31 July 2026 Pitchers are allowed two disengagements per plate appearance, either throwing over to first base or stepping off the rubber, or a combination of both. — Abbey Mastracco, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throwing over
Verb
  • But like in May, Ukraine’s European allies are refusing to heed the Kremlin’s call to abandon the city.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • April 20 – May 20 Your body may tell you what your schedule has been refusing to admit.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The former special counsel also cited former Vice President Mike Pence, who refused to go along with a plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election by rejecting the electoral votes of battleground states that Biden won.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout this same time, Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse also continued to wear the Air Force 1 High sneakers while playing in the NBA — rejecting modern technology in favor for in-game footwear that was already two decades old.
    — Olivia Cigliano, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Local officials and school leaders have linked the shortage of family housing to declining enrollment in the Davis Joint Unified School District, which is weighing school closures.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • And the Civilian Oversight Commission filed suit against the department in June for declining to provide certain records related to three cases of use of force the commission issued subpoenas for in February 2025.
    — Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Seoul claims Ukraine requested secrecy to avoid domestic criticism for passing up the opportunity to exchange the North Koreans for Ukrainian prisoners held in Russia.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The game featured a fourth-quarter comeback by Mizzou and a Tigers fan passing up a chance to win $25k to troll the Jayhawks instead.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The woman accused of keeping him captive, 58-year-old Kimberly Sullivan, is expected to head to trial after turning down two plea deals during a hearing in Waterbury Superior Court earlier this month.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • But for a sport the size of fencing, turning down attention is an unaffordable luxury.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For The Times) Norasingh continued tattooing while throwing out-of-pocket jazz shows on the side.
    — Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Mack was a defensive stalwart, throwing out 26 baserunners and being credited with nine defensive runs saved by FanGraphs.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Throwing over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20over. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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