thrown over

past participle of throw over

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of thrown over Hurts has thrown over the middle at less than half the frequency of his peers. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Oversized knits meet frilly lace shorts and rain boots; floral graphic tees are thrown over silk midi skirts. Amanda Le, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026 The pedestrian was hit by an SUV driver (doing 35mph in the 30mph zone, not uncommon speeding for Texas) and his body thrown over 30 feet into the oncoming lane, where an unoccupied Waymo robotaxi was traveling. Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The tells are no hangers in the closet, balled-up socks shoved into a corner, and a suit thrown over a floating shelf. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 July 2026 The extra layer of complexity and stagnation feels like a wet blanket being thrown over our summer plans. Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 15 July 2026 It can be thrown over a swimsuit as a cover-up or paired with flat sandals for a stroll through a beach town. Robin Raven, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 The mochila was designed to be quickly thrown over the saddle of the next galloping rider as the mail delivery continued its route. Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 The 24-year-old set the MLB record for most pitches thrown over 100 mph in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown over
Verb
  • José Dias Toffoli, who previously stepped down from overseeing the Banco Master case because of his links to Vorcaro, also refused to vote.
    MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Many families who are cited in the lawsuit said the insurer refused to test their homes for contaminants.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This strategy also helps employers get to know phenomenal candidates whose applications are going to accidentally be rejected by the ATS and AI systems.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The Alliance rejected accusations of greenwashing at the time, saying its mandate was to identify scalable collection, sorting and recycling solutions and that projects operating at the edge of commercial viability would not all succeed.
    Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Thirteen seasons have passed since Metallica released their latest album, 72 Seasons — whose title represents the first 18 years of a person’s life — and the band is planning on extending its M72 Tour in support of the album at least a few more.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026
  • While the billionaire tax held a slim majority, so did two other measures on the ballot that would each, if passed, counteract the tax.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney is planning to push for the charges against his client to be thrown out after her triple-murder case ended in a mistrial last week.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The dads telling the dad who was thrown out to leave the beer.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • By rolling back, or reducing, its levy rate by 65 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, the district effectively reduced homeowners’ taxes but passed up $22 million in extra revenue that year.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
  • What information no longer needs to be collected, reconciled, summarized, and passed up a chain of people before anyone acts?
    Stephen Messer, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

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“Thrown over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20over. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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