1
as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in thrown together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of thrown up
Within 24 hours, Brewster had deleted the post and thrown up an apology.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
Nope, not just soccer matches thrown up on TV sets above a bar.
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Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Jones had to get past the initial heartbreak of suffering a late-season injury and having his status for the postseason thrown up in the air.
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Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
By the time the ball trickled away, third-base coach Dino Ebel had already thrown up a late stop sign.
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
An embargo like this means you are allowed to tweet your impressions, with some limitations, rather than publish full reviews, the kind that would be scored and thrown up on Rotten Tomatoes, so The Mandalorian and Grogu has no score yet.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
The boy had thrown up on himself, according to court documents.
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Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
Manoah has thrown up to four innings, and Rodriguez has thrown up to three in their workouts so far.
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Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.
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Neena Satija,
Houston Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 June 2026
Nope, not just soccer matches thrown up on TV sets above a bar.
—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
16 June 2026
Jones had to get past the initial heartbreak of suffering a late-season injury and having his status for the postseason thrown up in the air.
—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
By the time the ball trickled away, third-base coach Dino Ebel had already thrown up a late stop sign.
—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
An embargo like this means you are allowed to tweet your impressions, with some limitations, rather than publish full reviews, the kind that would be scored and thrown up on Rotten Tomatoes, so The Mandalorian and Grogu has no score yet.
—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
The boy had thrown up on himself, according to court documents.
—
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2026
Manoah has thrown up to four innings, and Rodriguez has thrown up to three in their workouts so far.
—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
The state awarded Gothams a $36 million contract to help outfit and maintain the facility, which was thrown up in just over a week on an old airstrip.
—
Neena Satija,
Houston Chronicle,
18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown up
vomited
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Stephanie Franklin, the mother of a close friend of Benning, took multiple photos of the apartment while wearing gloves and removed a bed comforter that Benning had vomited on.
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Mayes got Onaje out of bed and into the bathroom, where Onaje vomited and went limp.
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“Thrown up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20up. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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