thrown over

past participle of throw over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of thrown over Game 3 of the 2025 World Series featured 609 pitches thrown over 18 innings. The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025 Ford was injured in the first quarter of Boise State’s 56-31 victory over UNLV on Saturday after trying to catch a ball thrown over the middle of the field, where he was clobbered by two UNLV defenders. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025 The movie co-stars Albert Finney as an acclaimed and hot-tempered writer named George and Keaton as Faith, the wife and mother of his children, who gave up her own dreams to support him, only to get thrown over for a younger woman (Karen Allen). Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025 At one point, Pormanove appears to be woken up when a bucket of water is thrown over him. Philippe Cordier, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown over
Verb
  • Google, Meta, Microsoft’s LinkedIn, and Elon Musk’s X have all delayed, adjusted, or flat-out refused to launch AI products because of the bloc’s laws.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Nov. 2025
  • And the defense refused to yield.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Still, this is early days, and there have been similar drugs which looked promising at the beginning but were later rejected due to safety concerns, Nadar said.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • That can feel quite personal, and maybe the parents feel rejected too.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • With about 90% of ballots counted, California voters passed Proposition 50 by a wide margin, but results from the Sacramento region reflect a community split on the measure.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • However, many legal analysts believe the justices will not overturn the precedent, and some additional legal protections for same-sex married couples were passed into federal law in 2022.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In between those latter two home runs, Isiah Kiner-Falefa was thrown out at home by an inch; Andy Pages, a defensive substitution, quite literally ran over Hernandez to make a catch and save the season; and even the Dodgers squandered their own opportunity in the 10th.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Partially used bottles of shampoo and expired compacts or foundation will definitely be thrown out.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The first time Helena Morrissey had a child, she was passed up for a promotion.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • McAtamney’s lack of field goal range also played a part in this game because the Giants passed up attempts.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Thrown over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20over. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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