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as in tossed
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
threw a life preserver to the drowning man
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as in dropped
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
the attacker threw his victim to the ground
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Recent Examples of thrown
Somewhere between disaster and triumph — a few jokes landed, a few died, and no tomatoes were thrown.
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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
After the execution, his body was first thrown into a shallow grave, but later dug up, dismembered, and his remains were dissolved in acid.
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Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Rocks thrown from the vents landed only a few yards away, indicating far less force than the July 2024 explosion.
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Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Then, during Team Europe’s victory run on American soil, McIlroy’s wife, Erica Stoll, had a beer thrown at her while walking on the course.
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Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
This is at the early stages with scores of names being thrown at the Wild as potential candidates.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Matt Freese is the latest to be thrown into that crucible.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The Padres have had an MLB-high 35 quality starts thrown against them.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2026
Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026
After the execution, his body was first thrown into a shallow grave, but later dug up, dismembered, and his remains were dissolved in acid.
—
Emile Nuh,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
Rocks thrown from the vents landed only a few yards away, indicating far less force than the July 2024 explosion.
—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
Then, during Team Europe’s victory run on American soil, McIlroy’s wife, Erica Stoll, had a beer thrown at her while walking on the course.
—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
As the trailer tells us, the pleasantly diffident Mona (Moore) is thrown way out of orbit following an audition for a musical show.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 June 2026
This is at the early stages with scores of names being thrown at the Wild as potential candidates.
—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Matt Freese is the latest to be thrown into that crucible.
—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
The Padres have had an MLB-high 35 quality starts thrown against them.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown
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The governor, at first, tossed the question to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper.
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But the referee caught him and tossed him from the match.
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Another ten minutes on the train over to the terminal – yes, the terminal our flight dropped us at originally.
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.
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The tarpaulin draped over a ship propeller brings to mind dirty laundry slung over the blades of an idle fan.
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With a golf bag slung over his shoulder and 23-month-old son Bennett in his arms, the two-time Masters champion strolled with wife Meredith, his high school sweetheart, and their newborn son Remy tucked away in a baby carrier after arriving just 12 days earlier.
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Those tactics have lowered homicide rates in the Central American country but have resulted in reports of human rights abuses.
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Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
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Or other words that have been hurled at him.
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Videos circulating social media showed objects being hurled from a rowdy crowd in the direction of the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-4 superstar after the Knicks’ historic come-from-behind win on Wednesday night.
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Two wars in as many years with Israel — both launched on other’s behalf but with outsized consequences borne here — have resulted in thousands of dead, a million-plus displacement crisis and the leveling and occupation of wide swaths of the country.
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In October 2025 Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, the first time that the company released a product for a specific vertical market.
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Early voting in Maryland's 2026 primary election ended Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of ballots have already been cast across Maryland.
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But off the coast of Georgia and neighboring states, a reportedly robust red snapper population has recreational anglers casting for a longer catch season after 15 years of restrictions that limited fishing to four days or less each summer.
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But it is being pitched to the general public, albeit to those who care about accuracy.
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Vest also pitched the ninth for his second save.
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“Thrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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