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as in swaying
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas
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as in fidgeting
to make jerky or restless movements
tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat
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as in throwing
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
toss that football over here
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as in dumping
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use
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Recent Examples of tossing
According to legend, tossing a coin from someone’s right hand over their left shoulder into the monument means the thrower is destined to return to Rome.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Wiggins returned to game action Sunday, tossing three shutout innings while walking two and striking out two on 59 pitches for Knoxville.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
As the temperature surged to two hundred degrees, Solórzano slammed a snowball scented with black pepper and juniper tar onto the rocks, filling the room with a gunpowdery musk, and waved furiously, darting up and down the sauna stairs, tossing his towel in an elegant plume of white.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
After 11 seasons in Chicago, soft-tossing right-hander Kyle Hendricks signed a one-year contract with his hometown Los Angeles Angels last winter.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Once the cycle is done, let your shoes air dry rather than tossing them into the dryer.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
The Palace-Brighton beef stems from a series of games in the 1970s, culminating in Brighton’s then manager Alan Mullery supposedly tossing a handful of coins on the floor and declaring that’s all Palace were worth.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Choosing to run out of bounds for a four-yard loss instead of just tossing it out of bounds isn’t a conspiracy.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Cook over medium-high, stirring vigorously and tossing constantly, until sauce is thickened, glossy, and coats pasta, 2 to 3 minutes.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Colson Thayer, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Wiggins returned to game action Sunday, tossing three shutout innings while walking two and striking out two on 59 pitches for Knoxville.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
As the temperature surged to two hundred degrees, Solórzano slammed a snowball scented with black pepper and juniper tar onto the rocks, filling the room with a gunpowdery musk, and waved furiously, darting up and down the sauna stairs, tossing his towel in an elegant plume of white.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
After 11 seasons in Chicago, soft-tossing right-hander Kyle Hendricks signed a one-year contract with his hometown Los Angeles Angels last winter.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
Once the cycle is done, let your shoes air dry rather than tossing them into the dryer.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
The Palace-Brighton beef stems from a series of games in the 1970s, culminating in Brighton’s then manager Alan Mullery supposedly tossing a handful of coins on the floor and declaring that’s all Palace were worth.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Choosing to run out of bounds for a four-yard loss instead of just tossing it out of bounds isn’t a conspiracy.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Cook over medium-high, stirring vigorously and tossing constantly, until sauce is thickened, glossy, and coats pasta, 2 to 3 minutes.
—Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossing
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The crowd was especially amped up during the performance, with Ciara among many in the audience standing up and swaying (and seemingly singing) along.—
Stacy Lambe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hamas on Friday released a video of two hostages being driven around Gaza City, in a move apparently aimed at swaying Israeli public opinion as the military ramps up its assault on the city.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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More Getty Images Purdy certainly did not play his best football last year, throwing for 3,864 yards, 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The messages contained information only someone close to Lauryn would have known, throwing twist into the mystery.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Their deleterious impact creates conditions that favor further wildfires by dumping greenhouse gases (GHG) into the atmosphere which contributes to more warming.—
Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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But that list is not expected to grow this year, with the Heat already under the luxury tax threshold after dumping Haywood Highsmith’s salary in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets earlier this month.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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But while the new movie dawdles on its way to Toxie’s origins, then rushes toward a finale with a lurching rhythm that verges on calculated ineptitude, its spirit never feels inauthentic.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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The result, nearly eight months into his second term, is an economy that appears to be lurching into a new era of state control.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 Aug. 2025
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The story follows a Jewish family across five generations, from childhood to adulthood, blending laughs and tear-jerking moments, just like in Bob-Waksberg’s other shows.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Tear-jerking purple prose designed to make a Baby Boomer nostalgic and sad.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Little League Baseball should consider moving pitching mounds back to better protect players as pint-sized phenoms are hurling fastballs that clock more than 80 mph, advocates told Newsweek.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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Williams was the king of the one-liners, hurling insults that made headlines and made Cunningham fume.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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These layers are then reorganized into tensor networks, which retain the most important patterns in the layer’s weights while discarding redundant information that isn’t contributing much to overall performance.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Sep. 2025
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Rather than discarding efficiency altogether, Kelly and his team are working to redefine it.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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At a point where the resurgent Chili's is rocking, Cracker Barrel is still selling rocking chairs.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The community has shown us overwhelming support—rocking our drops, tagging us on social media, and helping spread the word with real pride.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Tossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossing. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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