as in refuses
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 throws over
Many of his best passes are highly accurate anticipation throws over the middle of the field, where some young quarterbacks struggle.
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Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The seating area in front of the fireplace in the gathering room has cozy throws over the chairs and couches.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
The seating area in front of the fireplace in the gathering room has cozy throws over the chairs and couches.
—Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws over
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That ire has only grown as Takaichi repeatedly refuses to walk back her position, and scooped up a historic victory in a snap election because of it.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2026
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But what elevates the play into something truly great is that Lindsay-Abaire refuses to make Elliott a conventional villain.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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The former plantation rejects the rosy antebellum view, focusing instead on slavery’s horrors.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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Iran rejects the prospect of negotiations being conducted under pressure or aimed at Tehran surrendering, the the Iranian official told Reuters.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Bears are looking for tax breaks and incentives, but all that will do the Bears no good if part of their fan support declines.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The lottery will also assign waitlist positions to the remaining students in tier 2 and below if a student declines the funding.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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That, along with the public opposition, contributed to the 20-year moratorium Thursday’s Senate vote throws out.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
16 Apr. 2026
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Blood Meridian throws out the Western trope of good versus evil in favor of a nihilist view of a world consumed by violence.—
Carolina A. Miranda,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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When Towns turns down 3-point shots, the Hawks win.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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And there’s another anatomical quirk in our eyeballs that turns down our perception of blue specifically in the center of our vision.—
Nora Bradford,
Scientific American,
23 Mar. 2026
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