threw out

verb

Definition of threw outnext
past tense of throw out
1
as in dismissed
to drive or force out the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

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2
as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?

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3
as in cast
to throw or give off the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

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4
as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw out
  1. dismissed
  2. discarded
  3. cast
  4. ejected
  5. dumped
  6. released
  7. emitted
  8. banished
Verb
  • Senior management was the last to leave about 45 minutes after the plant had been closed and all other employees had been dismissed, the company said.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter, but his case was abruptly dismissed in July over allegations that prosecutors withheld evidence.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismissed
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  • That idea was proposed by the city’s citizen redistricting commission in 2021 but discarded by the council.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Called the Regeneration Hub Zero, the factory, which is in Frankfurt, can recover, collect and sort textiles that have been discarded and turn them into Reju Polyester, which has a 50 percent lower carbon footprint than virgin polyester.
    Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of discarded
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  • During the last Trump administration, Newsom burnished his national profile by casting himself as a crusading foil to the then-president.
    Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The setting sun cast its rays over the seed heads in the background, creating this striking effect.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of cast
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  • The second event — explained in layman’s terms — is when a tiny bit of the sun, plasma and magnetic fields, is ejected.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Graves said the collision caused one passenger to be ejected from the bus and that person died.
    Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of ejected
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  • The two eventually got dumped into slower waters and swam ashore.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The midfielder officially hung his boots up after Germany were beaten on home soil by eventual winners Spain at the Euros, and dumped out of the last eight.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dumped
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  • Following her arrest in September 2022, Molaei was sentenced to over six years in prison but released in February 2023 after being granted amnesty, according to Hengaw.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • One bird tutor was then released into each group, so that the flock mates could learn to use one solution over another.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • Voyager 2 has three radioisotope thermoelectric generators that power the spacecraft by converting heat emitted by the decaying plutonium into electricity.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Most of the photons emitted by red dwarf stars are in the red and infrared (heat) wavelengths, which could impede the emergence of life on rocky planets that orbit them.
    Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2024
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  • Apparently, she was banished from her Puritan colony for being too much of a buzzkill.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Those found guilty of habitual funny cowboy dancing are either executed or banished to the Desolate Zone, where they are forced to get jobs and raise families.
    Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Thesaurus Entries Near threw out

threw (on)

threw out

threw over

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