as in thrown
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Recent Examples of thrown down
Eighteen months on, Tuchel had effectively thrown down a challenge to these same players in his media activity on Monday at Tottenham’s training ground.
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Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Court documents said tacks, blocks and toys were also thrown down the stairs during the video.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The gauntlet has been decisively thrown down.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Frequent collaborators like Popstar Benny and Alexander Spit provide the soundscape, and Sideshow chooses their most peculiar beats—the anxious ones that most resemble audio equipment thrown down a flight of stairs.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
As the speeches began, chaos consumed the day as air horns were blasted, pages from pornographic magazines thrown down from the balconies and white mice released on to the floor, before the ‘nun’ started dancing up and down the aisles shouting comic profanity.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Court documents said tacks, blocks and toys were also thrown down the stairs during the video.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The gauntlet has been decisively thrown down.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Frequent collaborators like Popstar Benny and Alexander Spit provide the soundscape, and Sideshow chooses their most peculiar beats—the anxious ones that most resemble audio equipment thrown down a flight of stairs.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
As the speeches began, chaos consumed the day as air horns were blasted, pages from pornographic magazines thrown down from the balconies and white mice released on to the floor, before the ‘nun’ started dancing up and down the aisles shouting comic profanity.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Austin Butler’s cinema gods had thrown down a tablet, and written on that tablet was an invite to audition for Quentin Tarantino in person.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown down
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Brewer Hicklen scored from second base on a wild pitch thrown to rehabbing catcher Sean Murphy, sliding home just ahead of the tag.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Romania was thrown into fresh turbulence when the largest ruling party withdrew backing for Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, whose fragile coalition may be on the verge of falling apart.—
Suzanne Lynch,
Bloomberg,
21 Apr. 2026
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Members of the press in attendance dropped to the floor.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Both medical providers were later charged with involuntary manslaughter, but the nurse was acquitted and charges were dropped against the doctor after a jury could not reach a verdict.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Bolduc lowered his shoulder and powered the puck to the net.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In addition, strong winds over desert areas could result in briefly lowered visibilities to well under a mile at times in blowing dust or blowing sand.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Thrown down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20down. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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