as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to
if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles
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Recent Examples of thrown over
At one point, Pormanove appears to be woken up when a bucket of water is thrown over him.
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Philippe Cordier, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Philippe Cordier, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown over
Verb
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In the lead-up to the tournament, Argentina had played a series of friendlies without him, since Valencia refused to release him.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Geri refused to leave the premises, according to authorities, and was arrested without incident.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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Sancho rejected a contract offer at Manchester City to join Dortmund in 2017.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The resolution, which passed this week, came weeks after a controversial incident involving a girls' volleyball game.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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The state legislature passed the bill in mid-September.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The financial penalty was later thrown out on appeal.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Those are distinct but related grounds for getting a case thrown out.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The year before, she had been passed up for the lead role in the movie adaptation of My Fair Lady, which went to Audrey Hepburn, pictured.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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On both plays, Maye passed up safer choices — taking a sack and a checkdown — to scramble; chasing the type of extended play that had just rewarded him, but ultimately burned his team.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Thrown over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20over. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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