thrown out

past participle of throw out
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of thrown out Acuña was thrown out at second, then Thornton got the next two outs. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 Ryan McMahon started New York's comeback with an RBI double in the second but was thrown out twice on the bases. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Caminero also scored in the third on Chandler Simpson’s sac-fly, but Liam Hicks was thrown out attempting to tag from first for a double play that ended the inning. ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 And while museums are bursting at the seams with paintings of naked women, real women are thrown out of museums for wearing too little (a low-cut dress) or too much (a niqab). Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 After schlepping his way up to P-town, spying on Nancy smooching a guy from work, and being thrown out of a local eatery known as the Flagship for drunken assholery, Bourdain begins his journey in earnest. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 Most of that expense is the work of teaching thousands of point-of-sale systems which specific products qualify in which specific state—a definition that shifts every time a waiver is approved, amended or thrown out. Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The hippies would be thrown out of the hotel by my aunt and uncle that were very conservative. Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026 Per head coach Brian Schottenheimer’s policy, Ezeiruaku was thrown out of practice, as he was escorted out by a member of the front office. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
Verb
  • Seattle manager Dan Wilson was ejected for the second time over the past four games.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Braves manager Walt Weiss was ejected during the ensuing arguments about the call.
    Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Later in the month, from July 28 to 30, slow-moving thunderstorms dumped nearly 12 inches of rain over eastern New York, causing major flash flooding.
    Denise Chow, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
  • During the Great Depression, milk prices collapsed and dairy farmers dumped their own product in the street to protest.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The extended chords radiated color, but despite the influence of hip-hop and video-game music, the playing felt less mischievous than relentlessly mechanical.
    Rae-Aila Crumble, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Gomez radiated in another stunning look for a Rare Beginnings campaign video.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 July 2026
Verb
  • In February, Trump appointee Vinay Prasad—a Kennedy ally—refused to even review the vaccine, despite objections from FDA staff and career officials, shocking Moderna and the larger biomedical community.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Thursday's vote was along party lines, and came after Fauci refused to answer lawmakers' questions in a hearing last week about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, citing his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination.
    Eric McDaniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Thiel mentioned the news outlet Gawker, which had recently outed him as gay.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • And what happens to someone who’s been outed like that, as a fake?
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Demuth narrowly lost her party’s endorsement to Qualls at the GOP state convention in Duluth in May.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Republicans also tried to push forward a slimmer voting bill that would require people to show IDs before casting ballots for federal elections.
    Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • As Heated Rivalry hits the ice for another season with some new teammates, there’s bound to be some opinions about the casting choices for the book series’ beloved characters.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The bill passed by the Senate, but the House of Representatives rejected the measure in February.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Forest are also still keen on Lucas Bergvall, the Swedish international, although Tottenham’s valuation of the midfielder could be a stumbling block, with the London club having already rejected one bid.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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