throw down
verb
threw down; thrown down; throwing down; throws down
Examples of throw down in a Sentence
throw down the gun, and put your hands up
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Fivio Foreign has threw down the gauntlet against Kai Cenat and Plaqueboymax in a diss record responding to criticism over seemingly disrespecting Plaqueboymax during a recent livestream.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Fox tried to throw down a left-handed dunk on Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. and landed hard on his right side.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
In addition, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi flipped their Carpinteria compound while casino mogul Steve Wynn threw down nine figures for a chalet in Aspen.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2017, Meryl Streep tore into Mr. Trump from the Globes stage, firmly throwing down the gauntlet for a new kind of culture war.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Fox tried to throw down a left-handed dunk on Grizzlies big man Jaren Jackson Jr. and landed hard on his right side.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
In addition, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi flipped their Carpinteria compound while casino mogul Steve Wynn threw down nine figures for a chalet in Aspen.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2017, Meryl Streep tore into Mr. Trump from the Globes stage, firmly throwing down the gauntlet for a new kind of culture war.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Throw down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/throw%20down. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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