thrown out

past participle of throw out
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Recent Examples of thrown out In the end, they were thrown out, but the iron strongbox—now open—remained on display. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Stephens said that under English law, there will be further hearings to determine exactly what, if any, evidence would be thrown out. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The Neue Klasse makeover brings it firmly into the digital age, but BMW hasn't thrown out the old recipe just yet. — New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 New York had just one hit in Game 1, and that runner was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 When a batter gets thrown out at second base for trying to turn a single into a double, fans get frustrated. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026 The companies say Boulder’s lawsuit should be thrown out because it was filed under state law, when federal law should have precedence. — New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The show worked with local police, but many of the criminal cases later ended up being thrown out due to issues of entrapment or jurisdiction, per Fischel; none of the other men arrested in the sting that included Conradt’s suicide were prosecuted. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 Their advice is simple — compost or use the kitchen garbage disposal to limit the food waste that is thrown out, put trash in outdoor bins right before pickup and make sure garbage cans are secure. — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
Verb
  • Wilson was neither ejected from the game nor subject to further discipline afterward.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The 15 people who remained in the wagon were all ejected, while the driver was pinned underneath the tractor and dragged several yards, the sheriff's office said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Hurricane Lane dumped 58 inches (147 centimeters) of rain on Kahuna Falls, Hawaii, the following year.
    — Zachary Handlos, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Remnants of Hurricane Isaias dumped more than 5 inches of rain in parts of North Carolina, causing flash flooding, at least five landslides and 11,000 power outages early Sunday.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The film’s focus on the strange and unprecedented power dynamics in an industry that’s hurtling forward at all costs radiated off-screen as well.
    — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Immigration officials have defended the shooting, saying Belgal refused to exit the vehicle and the agent didn't know there was a child in the backseat.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Allegedly, King Charles has urged Harry and William to make amends, but William has refused.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His candidate lost in December 2018 to Kabila's long-term political rival, Tshisekedi.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The story centers on Willow and Annika Lim, Chinese Australian sisters who are left their late mother’s casting agency with a catch attached.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • As part of the panel, co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau introduced a new clip teasing the second season, alongside series cast members Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Bella Shepard, Karim Diané and Robert Picardo.
    — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Days before the execution attempt, Lee rejected the clemency request.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Attacks on ships transiting the strait have increased since Iran's proposal was rejected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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