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as in ejected
to drive or force out
the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref
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as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?
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as in radiated
to throw or give off
the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke
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as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards
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Recent Examples of thrown out
Those citations could have cost his constituent $600, but they were ultimately thrown out by a judge.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Mangione’s defense attempted to get much of the same backpack evidence thrown out of the federal prosecution, but the judge overseeing that case denied their motion earlier this year.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
He was released following a hunger strike and a successful appeal that got the original charges thrown out.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
We were thrown out like baby with the bathwater.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Cam Smith worked a leadoff walk in the second and was thrown out trying to steal.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026
Much of the mantle material that had been thrown out eventually fell back into the basin itself rather than escaping far away.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
But since that law was passed in 1965, anyone who tried to split up the district for partisan gain could be sued and have the maps thrown out.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
With Casey Schmitt at third and Devers at first with no outs, Schmitt broke for home on a grounder to third by Matt Chapman and was thrown out at the plate with feet to spare.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Mangione’s defense attempted to get much of the same backpack evidence thrown out of the federal prosecution, but the judge overseeing that case denied their motion earlier this year.
—Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
He was released following a hunger strike and a successful appeal that got the original charges thrown out.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
We were thrown out like baby with the bathwater.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Cam Smith worked a leadoff walk in the second and was thrown out trying to steal.
—Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2026
Much of the mantle material that had been thrown out eventually fell back into the basin itself rather than escaping far away.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
But since that law was passed in 1965, anyone who tried to split up the district for partisan gain could be sued and have the maps thrown out.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
With Casey Schmitt at third and Devers at first with no outs, Schmitt broke for home on a grounder to third by Matt Chapman and was thrown out at the plate with feet to spare.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
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All four crew members ejected safely, with three uninjured and one treated for non-life-threatening injuries at a Boise-area hospital.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
20 May 2026
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White Sox manager Wil Venable was ejected for arguing the call.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The movie clocks in at 97 minutes and was reportedly shot in 2023, and it’s currently being dumped into theaters by Black Bear after Lionsgate decided not to release it last year, so maybe all the interesting stuff was cut along the way.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The conglomerate also dumped a number of other stocks, including Visa, Mastercard, Domino’s Pizza, Amazon and United Healthcare after the departure late last year of Todd Combs, who was one of the two investment mangers Buffett hired to help manage the portfolio.—
Josh Funk,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Pain that radiated from your wrist into your thumb or forearm.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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While fellow first-round pick Malachi Lawrence will mostly be contained to an outside linebacker role, the versatility theme radiated into day two when the Cowboys took Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham in the third round over a group of other talented defenders.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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During Britney Spears’ DUI arrest in Ventura County in March, the pop star, at points, refused to comply with law enforcement, denying being under the influence and offering to make lasagna for officers rather than exit her car, video and reporting released by various outlets Thursday showed.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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But at check-in, Wood says employees questioned the family and refused to issue them passes.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Since whistleblowers outed OpenAI’s mistake, cops have gotten access to the shooter’s logs, but families and their legal team have not, Edelson confirmed.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Because it’s used so often and by so many different people, the word has lost a lot of its meaning.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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But Day lost it in an enormous upset in 2024.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Verb
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The patio umbrella in question is perfectly oversized to cast a cool shadow over your entire lounge area.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Ostensibly, the rom-com sitcom set in a world of anthropomorphic animals aims to cast an empathetic light on the struggle of coupling up.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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The comments came two weeks after the House rejected DeSantis’ push to pass bills to expand vaccine exemptions for children entering public schools and to install consumer-friendly regulations on artificial intelligence products and companies.—
Gray Rohrer,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Bianco launched a voter‑fraud investigation after a local group claimed the county counted roughly 46,000 more ballots than were received, a claim election officials rejected.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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