thrown out

past participle of throw out
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Recent Examples of thrown out Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Montana AG Austin Knudsen filed a motion with the Supreme Court seeking to have the antitrust suit thrown out, naming California and the 11 other states party to the Paramount lawsuit as defendants. Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 The Marlins squandered a chance to take the lead in the seventh when Jakob Marsee was thrown out at home on a fielder’s choice by Otto Lopez. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 Nathan Lukes hit a two-run single in the ninth, but was thrown out while trying to reach second base to end the game. ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Taylor led off the sixth with a double, but was thrown out at third trying to advance on Pete Crow-Armstrong's fly to right. CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Outshine Fruit Bars included in the recall should be thrown out or returned for full refunds at their original place of purchase. Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026 But the work that Bartlett and her team did has been thrown out. Bob Herman, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026 Acuña was thrown out at second, then Thornton got the next two outs. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 And while museums are bursting at the seams with paintings of naked women, real women are thrown out of museums for wearing too little (a low-cut dress) or too much (a niqab). Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
Verb
  • Pirates reliever Camilo Doval pitched one inning of scoreless relief in the sixth before being ejected.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cal Raleigh delivered the big blow with a game-tying three-run home run in the second inning, followed by Brendan Donovan’s go-ahead RBI single three batters later, aided by a controversial balk call that led to manager Craig Counsell being ejected.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Feliciano and Jones radiated energy and exuberance throughout their first press conference as the principal owners of the Padres.
    Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Happy Hours star radiated in a strapless deep purple silk dress with a distressed scoop neckline and asymmetrical draping on her left hip, creating a ruched effect that cascaded down to the ankle-length hemline.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Kansas City, Kansas, schools also refused to sign a resolution agreement.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Having refused to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in 2019, a group dominated by China, New Delhi has signed free trade agreements with New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the European Union.
    C. Raja Mohan, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Conversely, someone with a BMI in the normal range could have lost considerable muscle while retaining excess body fat.
    Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Tens of thousands of children across the two states have lost food assistance.
    Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Finally, the Amanda Committee’s Golden Clapper went to casting directirs Mette Holme Nielsen and Jannecke Bervell for their contributions to Norwegian film over more than 30 years.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Panettiere’s death has since cast a spotlight on Hickerson, while extensive public records reviewed by NBC News detail his trail of financial and legal troubles.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But others have rejected the idea that the system failed Clancy and have been highly critical of her supporters, including conservative commentators Matt Walsh and Megyn Kelly.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Manchester United were in discussions with him and made a loan bid in the latter stages of the summer transfer window which was rejected.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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