thrown down

past participle of throw down

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of thrown down 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
Verb
  • On the Republican side, many politicos were thrown for another loop when Attorney General Brenna Bird declined to run for the GOP nomination.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But Peacemaker himself hopping to a different dimension has thrown a wrench into things.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That dropped to just two teens in that age group in 2024.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • And so this was a gift that dropped into my lap.
    Carson Blackwelder, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • How the reactors will work Deep Fission’s technology centers on small cylindrical reactors that can be lowered into 30-inch diameter boreholes drilled a mile into the Earth.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi lowered its price target to $200 per share from $210.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Thrown down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20down. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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