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Recent Examples of throw out Goldberg-Polin, then 23, threw out the grenades one by one, before one detonated in his hand, blowing his arm off from the elbow down. Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025 Offensive, defensive, he gets thrown out in every situation. Michael Russo, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 Larry French/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for more than 25 years. Npr Washington Desk, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025 On the other, Eldridge will have to squat down lower to pick throws out of the dirt. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for throw out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw out
Verb
  • On her way out, Danielle outed herself as a Traitor to Britney, Dolores Catania, Dylan Efron, Ivar Mountbatten and Gabby Windey.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The new policy also has the virtue of sparing transgender people of the need to choose — or to effectively out themselves as transgender, which can be uncomfortable and, in some places, even dangerous.
    Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • But Williams dumped the ball off to Brandon Clarke under the rim, and Robinson, recovering once again, arrived a split-second late.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Rather than simply dredging the sea floor and dumping the soil back into the ocean elsewhere, all materials are reused for land reclamation or infrastructure projects.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The answer is surely not a failure of casting ambition.
    Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Paul Reiser returned to play his role, but James Spader stepped in to fill Kevin Bacon’s shoes and Michael Madsen was cast in the part played by Mickey Rourke.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In hearings at the Constitutional Court, which is deliberating whether to formally remove Mr. Yoon from office, both Lieutenant General Lee and Lieutenant General Yeo refused to discuss details of their roles for fear that their testimony would be used against them during their own criminal trials.
    Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • In response, the woman not only refused to bake a cake this year but also skipped the party altogether.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Juno likes cats a little too much and would do best in a forever home without a feline friend to chase.
    Trish Stinger and, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This synthesis — called hybrid intelligence — ensures that technology addresses real needs rather than chasing novelty for novelty’s sake.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has discarded decades of American foreign policy orthodoxy, forging ahead in pursuit of new deals with countries like Russia — while other allies like Ukraine are left as collateral damage.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Fill the whole thing with water, swish the leaves around to remove any sediment and discard the water (or give your houseplants a drink with it).
    Kayleigh Drake, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • He was released by the Chargers on March 5, saving the team $25.36 million in salary cap space.
    Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • At least one person was killed and 18 injured, according to a CNN tally of figures released by various Ukrainian officials.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • More than 16,000 of our members sent messages to Congress urging them to vote no on Trump's budget proposal and asking them to reject the Christian nationalist ploy to pit vulnerable communities against each other for the benefit of the few.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Focusing on personal strengths, practicing self-compassion and challenging negative self-perceptions can help alleviate beliefs that you are bound to be rejected or hurt by others.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

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