THROWS IN Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

throws in

verb

present tense third-person singular of throw in

as in kicks in

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Drape a cardigan over your purse to play into this seasonal style before the fall chill really kicks in.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 11 Sep. 2026
And next Wednesday, the new collective bargaining agreement kicks in, dropping the maximum contract length from eight years to seven years.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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Neuralink has implanted wireless chips in the brains of roughly a dozen people, enabling patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries to control computers with their thoughts.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Broadcom is looking for Anthropic to deploy deploy 5 gigawatts of TPU 8i chips in 2027, with line of sight to deliver another 10 gigawatts, Tan said.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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Angels starter Ryan Johnson managed to give up one run in five innings despite issuing four of his five walks and throwing 60 of his 88 pitches in the first two innings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Starting with the bottom of the Athletics’ order, Bradley struck out three batters on nine pitches in the fifth inning.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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Caleb loves puzzles, building Lego models and animals, and regularly volunteers with an animal shelter and cat rescue to help socialize the animals.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
The idea began last year with Franky Everleigh of Everleigh Entertainment, who volunteers for RCS.

— Eva Remijan-Toba, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026

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After an offseason of bad vibes, Petrino’s offensive scheme paves the way for a respectable season, bowl bid and maybe a win that provides a higher high than the opening drive of the Bill Belichick era in 2025.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The Relative Strength Indicator, which also provides insight into momentum, stands at about 70, right at the threshold at which technicians consider a stock to be overbought (at least in the near-term).

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

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