tossed (down or off)

verb

past tense of toss (down or off)
as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form tossed off the last of the medicine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossed (down or off)
  1. sipped
  2. gulped
  3. drank
  4. knocked back
Verb
  • Acker had brought two large deli coffees, and Lee sipped his from a straw.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In a separate photo showcasing her stomach, Culpo sipped on a smoothie from Erewhon in an effort to beat the heat.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of gulped
Verb
  • Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • On the west coast of Mexico, Michael Giardina, a Navy veteran, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and drank tea made with ground up psychedelic mushrooms.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of drank
Verb
  • This comes after a first bid of €46 million was knocked back once talks with Real Madrid broke down and Rodri agreed to join the Catalans.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This dark ability is expressed by the image of people getting knocked back, one after another, as if by a magnetic field, as the villain’s telepathic abilities jump from one host to the next.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of knocked back
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“Tossed (down or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossed%20%28down%20or%20off%29. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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