threw

verb

Definition of threwnext
past tense of throw
1
as in tossed
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm threw a life preserver to the drowning man

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2
as in dropped
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally the attacker threw his victim to the ground

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw
  1. tossed
  2. hurled
  3. lowered
  4. flung
Verb
  • The controversial Corporate Transparency Act seems to be getting closer to being completely tossed on legal grounds, writes Forbes’ Kelly Phillips Erb.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Shortly after tipoff, Green played peacemaker after Edwards tossed down Jonathan Kuminga after a steal for a technical foul.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of tossed
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  • Last year, at the end of a 12-hour shift, his legs were hurting when a child hurled himself onto his lap.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Each side hurled flagpoles and fists at one another in an incident which triggered days of violence across Canada and led to multiple arrests.
    Lex Harvey, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of hurled
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  • Key Background Inflation has progressively lowered from a peak of around 9% in June 2022, sparked by the pandemic creating roadblocks for supply chains and a rise in commodity prices.
    Ty Roush, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In true street truck style, this F100’s ride height is lowered with aftermarket Fox coilover suspension, and tucked under its brawny fenders are 19-inch front and 20-inch rear Forgeline wheels wrapped in thick Michelin summer rubber.
    Peter Nelson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Social media was flooded with videos of people emerging dazed and dishevelled from Assad’s state prisons, in many ways the most potent symbol of his rule, which had been flung open by opposition forces.
    Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The ray spiders flung their webs when the tuning fork was farther away than the mosquitos had been.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of flung
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