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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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2
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
Smollett maintained the hate crime was real and pushed for his conviction to be thrown out on the basis of double jeopardy.
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Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Gonzalez scored on the infield hit, but Vargas was thrown out at the plate when the ball bounced Shane Baz’s way and the pitcher tossed it to home in time.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
After the collision, the Toyota spun several times, and DeVito was thrown out of his vehicle.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Contreras made a gesture as if to challenge the umpire’s call — and he was promptly thrown out of the game.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Tatis was thrown out trying to steal for the second out of the ninth inning.
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Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Prosecutors charged King with perjury in October 2025 when he was accused of lying during grand jury testimony; however, those charges were thrown out in December before being refiled in March.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The second baseman nearly took matters into his own hands by going for an inside-the-park home run, but was thrown out by a step at the plate.
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Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Trump, in May, refiled his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the WSJ for publishing the birthday card after his first attempt was thrown out in April.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
14 June 2026
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Gonzalez scored on the infield hit, but Vargas was thrown out at the plate when the ball bounced Shane Baz’s way and the pitcher tossed it to home in time.
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Lamond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2026
After the collision, the Toyota spun several times, and DeVito was thrown out of his vehicle.
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Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Contreras made a gesture as if to challenge the umpire’s call — and he was promptly thrown out of the game.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Tatis was thrown out trying to steal for the second out of the ninth inning.
—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2026
Prosecutors charged King with perjury in October 2025 when he was accused of lying during grand jury testimony; however, those charges were thrown out in December before being refiled in March.
—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
The second baseman nearly took matters into his own hands by going for an inside-the-park home run, but was thrown out by a step at the plate.
—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Trump, in May, refiled his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the WSJ for publishing the birthday card after his first attempt was thrown out in April.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected for arguing a replay reversal in the seventh.
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As striking is that of the last five — Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Starmer — just one, Sunak, was ejected by voters in a general election.
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The penalties vary based on factors such as how much trash was dumped and the type of offense.
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The public has voted for its two favorite dumped Casa Islanders to return to the villa — at which point Amora and Carl leap out of giant prop cakes on either side of the stage.
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Her exhibit design vision, envisaged in partnership with partner Paul Cournet and his studio Cloud, incorporated luminescence and hues that radiated from the gems, dictating the color palette of purple, green, yellow and pink.
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Neon blue airbrushing radiated off a sunshine-yellow base, while hot pink auras stood in stark contrast to white French tips.
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He's refused to sign the bipartisan legislation until Congress passes a voting restrictions bill called the SAVE America Act.
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But both Mamdani and his police commissioner have repeatedly refused to discuss the nature of the event — angering some nearby business owners and raising questions about the use of public resources to cover private security.
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Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid, trainer Rick Burkholder, and general manager Brett Veach were outed by their tailor, who went online to brag about fitting their suits.
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And if they're caught rocking some flops in Cinque Terre, they won't just be outed as a fashion victim.
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Since Ecuador lost, Hincapié will serve his red-card suspension during the team’s next international match.
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The research does not include, for example, drivers who may be put out of work by self-driving cars, or roles lost due to manufacturing automation, Ramp Economics Lab’s lead economist Ara Kharazian said.
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Since launching his menswear brand in 2015, the Mexican American designer casts the same key models repeatedly, such as Shaid Anaya, who takes breaks from his regular job as a construction workers to walk his shows.
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Hilton, running on a platform of affordability and lowering taxes, has seized on the sentiment, casting health coverage for immigrants without legal status as deeply unfair and a direct threat to the state’s ability to help citizens.
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The Yolo County Board of Supervisors rejected those findings.
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In May, the EEOC filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times alleging discrimination against a white male employee, which the Times has rejected as politically motivated.
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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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