throws away

present tense third-person singular of throw away

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws away
Verb
  • But then that tree dumps a huge load of leaves onto your property.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Drescher played Fran Fine, a former bridal store worker in Flushing, Queens, who ends up working as a nanny for a rich Manhattan family after her boyfriend dumps her.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Noting the billions of dollars that Arkansas spends each year on federal programs to help the poor, including Medicaid, food stamps, child welfare and unemployment assistance, Sanders suggested the problems are often too big for a single program to fix.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Walmart spends more than $9 billion with North Carolina suppliers each year, supporting more than 88,000 jobs in the state for fiscal 2025.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Non-reusable textiles (otherwise known as NRTs) are of particular interest, underscored by ACT UK’s report that the region discards 740,000 metric tons of NRT every year.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Marysol and Alexia take Julia, Lisa, and an unusually dour Adriana, who is moping about her birthday and how society discards women of a certain age.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Matthews, playing on a four-year, $53 million contract that runs through 2027-28, supplements his salary with one of hockey’s most lucrative endorsement portfolios, featuring brands including Nike, Prime sports drinks and Uber Eats.
    Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The massive two-day shopping event, also known as October Prime Day, runs through Wednesday, October 8.
    Anja Webb, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dion, with her blond bombshell waves, ditches her microphone for the glass potion bottle, holding it firmly to the sky.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Dual Front mode Rainbow Six Siege ditches turn-taking to let players attack and defend simultaneously.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cars pull into the courtyard; someone unloads a television from the back of one of them.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The author throws out plenty of bones to tempt a composer.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Throws away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20away. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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