thrown out

past participle of throw out
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Recent Examples of thrown out Maduro and Flores last appeared in court in March, where his lawyers unsuccessfully pushed to have the case thrown out because the Treasury Department had blocked the Venezuelan government from paying Maduro's defense lawyers. Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026 Angels leadoff man Zach Neto opened the bottom of the first with a single and was thrown out trying to take third on Mike Trout’s single to left. Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 More than 25 million pounds of polyester string is thrown out each year—string takes 400 years to decompose—and LET hopes instead of going to a landfill, that string comes to them. Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Items like reusable grocery bags are thrown out because they are considered clutter. Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 14 July 2026 The driver was thrown out the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026 Evangelista later claimed that many of those possessions were thrown out. Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026 Ashley Moore, 37, of Lawndale, was treating a patient in the back of the ambulance when she was thrown out and suffered fatal injuries, investigators say. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 This uncertainty affected whether food was set aside for donation or thrown out. John Lowrey, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
Verb
  • Fans of the Spinners were dismayed this week after the team said the town unfairly ejected it from the stadium.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2026
  • There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • Along the way, algae bloomed, chemicals were dumped, and ducks turned up dead.
    Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • This party track introduced audiences to a version of Tito Double P that radiated a lighthearted madness — fueled by Skyy vodka and Old Parr whiskey, as per the song’s lyrics.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The actress radiated grace, flashing a smile and striking a subtle pose for a portrait in the '50s.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Starlink’s satellite internet has launched in around two dozen other African countries, but Musk has refused to follow South Africa’s affirmative action regulations.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, Jay Clayton refused to acknowledge Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing to become director of national intelligence.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 July 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
  • Samaritan's Purse said nearly every patient treated at its field hospital has lost a family member or close friend.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Jobs will be won and lost over the next six weeks, as the Lions attempt to right the wrongs that led to a NFC North fourth-place finish in 2025.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Verb
  • Deep overhanging eaves cast long shadows across geometric leadlight windows, while thick bands of locally quarried sandstone wrap the base – Griffin’s signature, written not in ink but in stone.
    Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Crutchfield said Midland covers a large geographic portion of the county but has no early voting location, requiring many residents to drive to Concord or the Cabarrus Arena to cast ballots before Election Day.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Verb
  • If it is outright rejected and people burn down the theaters, cool.
    Corbin Bolies, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • The lawsuit also claims that when the same group offered $100,000 to fund a study looking into whether the transition was needed and whether other options were available, the school rejected the proposal.
    Chaewon Chung July 22, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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