throws out

present tense third-person singular of throw out
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of throws out The author throws out plenty of bones to tempt a composer. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws out
Verb
  • Brad Pitt is a klutzy errand boy for the mob sent to Mexico to retrieve a priceless pistol with a magical backstory; Julia Roberts is his long-suffering girlfriend who angrily dumps him upon hearing the news.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But then that tree dumps a huge load of leaves onto your property.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Here, The Athletic casts an eye over the key performers to spot any future stars.
    Thom Harris, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One argument is that these areas did not have the resources the Spanish sought to accumulate, while another casts the Kalinago as more difficult to subdue than the Taíno.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If Taiwan refuses to capitulate in a quarantine or blockade, an invasion could follow.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Selma Blair refuses to sugarcoat what life with multiple sclerosis looks like.
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Los Angeles chases a repeat and a third championship since 2020 while Toronto arrives to the Fall Classic for the first time in 32 years.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • More money chases the same market, and some people start paying more.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 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
  • If Giolito rejects the offer and signs with another team, the Red Sox would receive a draft pick after the fourth round as compensation.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The business software maker on Wednesday unveiled an optimistic, multiyear financial roadmap that rejects the sluggish-growth narrative that has been dogging the stock.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If the battery overheats, the system acts like a launcher; sensors trigger a mechanism that ejects it from the vehicle.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
  • As a supernova explosion ejects the outer layers of these stars, their stellar cores collapse.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The bill also ditches the burdensome cover-up requirement for claims against individuals.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • 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

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“Throws out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20out. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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