thrown out

past participle of throw out
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of thrown out New York had just one hit in Game 1, and that runner was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 When a batter gets thrown out at second base for trying to turn a single into a double, fans get frustrated. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026 The companies say Boulder’s lawsuit should be thrown out because it was filed under state law, when federal law should have precedence. — New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The show worked with local police, but many of the criminal cases later ended up being thrown out due to issues of entrapment or jurisdiction, per Fischel; none of the other men arrested in the sting that included Conradt’s suicide were prosecuted. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 Their advice is simple — compost or use the kitchen garbage disposal to limit the food waste that is thrown out, put trash in outdoor bins right before pickup and make sure garbage cans are secure. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026 Pinch-hitter Miguel Rojas followed with an RBI single for a 7-4 lead, with Edman thrown out at home to end the inning. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Busch took responsibility for ending the game by getting thrown out. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 Sal Stewart was thrown out at the plate by Dodgers center fielder Tommy Edman to end the inning. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
Verb
  • Perdomo Torres was ejected from the van and thrown to the ground, breaking his leg, ankle and hand.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The fact that Amazon dumped the movie because of its alleged connection to OpenAI?
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After Verity is killed and dumped in the lake near their home, Lowen and Jeremy seemingly continue on with a life together.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As Edie, the sister of one of Brando’s fellow dock workers who is murdered, Saint radiated a palpable chemistry with her costar, the characters’ burgeoning romance undeniable.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The jet carries 500,000 times the energy radiated by the sun and explains the mystery of how feeding black holes become such powerful cosmic particle accelerators and generate such high-energy gamma-ray photons.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Burnham has refused to rule out tax hikes, and the British press is reporting that windfall taxes targeting banks might be on the table.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Iran has continued to attack some tankers shuttling oil through the strait – but those could be ships that refused to pay a toll, Brouhard suggested.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 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
  • The neighborhood/area The fishing village of Conca dei Marini remains a lovely reminder of what this whole coast was once like—sleepy, charming, lost in time.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In the latest case, a 15-year-old boy lost a hand Monday in an incident involving a police stun grenade.
    — NICOLAS GARRIGA, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Those who fail to cast a ballot without justification face a small fine.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • That cultural duality made her early casting endeavors more challenging than anticipated.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Their case was previously rejected by the district court and appeals court.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meta, a week ago, rejected, then reversed course on an ad for Alex Gibney’s doc takedown Musk, and now a studio is about to weigh in on Meta.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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