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
Leon Rengel saw some detainees being thrown down stairways, according to the lawsuit.
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Court documents said tacks, blocks and toys were also thrown down the stairs during the video.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The gauntlet has been decisively thrown down.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Frequent collaborators like Popstar Benny and Alexander Spit provide the soundscape, and Sideshow chooses their most peculiar beats—the anxious ones that most resemble audio equipment thrown down a flight of stairs.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
How many rocks have been thrown down a certain path?
—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
Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend.
—Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
Court documents said tacks, blocks and toys were also thrown down the stairs during the video.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The gauntlet has been decisively thrown down.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Frequent collaborators like Popstar Benny and Alexander Spit provide the soundscape, and Sideshow chooses their most peculiar beats—the anxious ones that most resemble audio equipment thrown down a flight of stairs.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
How many rocks have been thrown down a certain path?
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown down
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Jacir said the film was set to begin principal photography a week later, but the project was thrown into uncertainty.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Graves has thrown his support behind Chris Stigall, a national radio host from northern Missouri.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With Saturday’s loss, the Royals (0-2) dropped the series to the Braves.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, the Hornets dropped into 10th place.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Romania, Hungary and Serbia have introduced special diesel prices for farmers or lowered the state tax income.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Penn team thus lowered the O₂ fraction in the sweep gas to ~11–14% to avoid hyperoxia.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Mar. 2026
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