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Recent Examples of throws off
But China has not made such statements, and there’s still a risk that the two strongmen can’t see eye to eye or a rogue comment throws off the delicate detente.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Perhaps an unexpected expense throws off your budget, or you’re no longer inspired by a recent investment.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
An algae bloom throws off the balance of the ecosystem that keeps the water clear and fish and other aquatic life healthy.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Lack of ample sleep throws off your body's internal clock, triggering a surge in stress hormones that cause blood vessels to narrow and blood pressure to rise.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Early on, the Patriots favored outside zone run concepts from under center and play-action bootleg throws off those same runs.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Comcast and all traditional media companies faced a choice amid cable’s inexorable decline as subscribers dwindle but the business still throws off cash.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
One particularly large one in the garden’s center throws off drama that the surrounding cape marguerite and its daisylike flowers can’t compete with.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The pitcher, now sporting a throwback mustache on his upper lip and scar across his right elbow, made 20 throws off flat ground before the Yankees kicked off a three-game series with the Twins.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Perhaps an unexpected expense throws off your budget, or you’re no longer inspired by a recent investment.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
An algae bloom throws off the balance of the ecosystem that keeps the water clear and fish and other aquatic life healthy.
—Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Lack of ample sleep throws off your body's internal clock, triggering a surge in stress hormones that cause blood vessels to narrow and blood pressure to rise.
—Md Published, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2025
Early on, the Patriots favored outside zone run concepts from under center and play-action bootleg throws off those same runs.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Comcast and all traditional media companies faced a choice amid cable’s inexorable decline as subscribers dwindle but the business still throws off cash.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
One particularly large one in the garden’s center throws off drama that the surrounding cape marguerite and its daisylike flowers can’t compete with.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
The pitcher, now sporting a throwback mustache on his upper lip and scar across his right elbow, made 20 throws off flat ground before the Yankees kicked off a three-game series with the Twins.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws off
Verb
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The faintest of touches from Gibbs-White diverts it in.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Pureval said the move won't affect a city program that diverts nonviolent calls to mental health teams.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So, excited headlines about a blossoming romance between them certainly creates a narrative that distracts from all the negative news each has grappled with recently.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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The constantly shifting allegiances are meant to form a twisty yarn in the aggregate, though the effect is largely just confusing — especially when Helen gets a subplot investigating her own past that distracts from her role as the chilly, withholding boss.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Throws off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20off. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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