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
  • The head coach lauded improvements from the offensive line, said the running game got better in the second half and refused to throw receiver Romeo Doubs under the bus, noting that drops sometimes happen.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Anthropic also found evidence that a reseller platform routed refused biology prompts toward models with weaker safeguards.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • A lot of brands rejected [YouTubers] and the new wave of marketing.
    Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026
  • China rejected that and continues to defend its claims to virtually the entire sea passage, a key global trade route that is considered one of Asia’s most active flashpoints.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • And the Florida Legislature passed a 2018 law that required the county to sue landowners to prove customary use.
    Debbie Elliott, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Guests enjoyed dirty martinis, negronis, and grapefruit fizz while burger sliders and truffle toasties were passed around.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 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
  • Not even two weeks ago in Los Angeles, the Phillies had four runners thrown out at third and home in a two-game span.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 9 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 12 Sep. 2026.

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