1
as in vomits
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in throws together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of throws up
Rushing cotton through the system throws up new challenges, leaving brands and retailers more exposed.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
Sometimes football throws up these bizarre twists of fate.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Kwabena literally throws up into his hands, and then there’s a jump cut.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
No one wants to be the guy who throws up on the hour-long media shuttle.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
But sometimes Test cricket throws up something so utterly gripping, unrivalled in sports.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2026
Sometimes football throws up these bizarre twists of fate.
—Chris McKenna, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Kwabena literally throws up into his hands, and then there’s a jump cut.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2026
No one wants to be the guy who throws up on the hour-long media shuttle.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
But sometimes Test cricket throws up something so utterly gripping, unrivalled in sports.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throws up
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Shows were led by a sentient wad of meat, a talk-show host who vomits in front of guests, and a reality-TV star who never shows his face.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Absinthe-eyed, she projectile-vomits blunt observations and also oysters onto the heavies, overimbibing her way into her own grave once she’s inevitably discarded with a shot and shove down a stairwell (a barely-there John Magaro plays one of the gangsters).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2026
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When a player fully lets go of their racket and hurls it to the floor, the frame can bounce up and go just about anywhere.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Nina sort of hurls the question of authenticity back to the foreign tastemakers hot on her heels.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Throws up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20up. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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