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
How many rocks have been thrown down a certain path?
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Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 11 Feb. 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
The clash at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum will be the first time these teams have thrown down since 2020, with Mexico targeting a third consecutive win over the Samurai Blue.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
An initial report of a paralyzed kitten being thrown down a staircase led police in Northern Ohio to a home where officers reported finding 13 young children living in horrific conditions.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
There are going to be guys getting thrown down, rolled up into our ankles.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 11 Feb. 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
The clash at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum will be the first time these teams have thrown down since 2020, with Mexico targeting a third consecutive win over the Samurai Blue.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
An initial report of a paralyzed kitten being thrown down a staircase led police in Northern Ohio to a home where officers reported finding 13 young children living in horrific conditions.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
There are going to be guys getting thrown down, rolled up into our ankles.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown down
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One flight attendant was lifted to the celling and then thrown to the floor, fracturing her spine.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Now back in the harbor, the ship arrives as if from the past without its long-missing deckhands, who may have thrown themselves overboard.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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Outlet center visits fell nearly 13% from a year earlier, and apparel retail traffic dropped more than 8%, the firm estimates.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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What if, rather than building homes on-site from the ground up, they were cranked out of factories, one unit after another, shipped to where they were needed and dropped into place?—
Ben Christopher,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Over time, surrounding landscapes have lowered as limestone dissolved, giving the park its dramatic sinkholes and unique topography.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 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,
15 Feb. 2026
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