as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it
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Recent Examples of flung
Dual insults — one from the US president and another from a Russian commentator — flung at Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni appear to be uniting at least some of her critics behind her.
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Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The two boys look at each other and then take three snailish steps toward the open window of the Lincoln, the older with his arm flung horizontal like hazard tape across his brother's chest.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In a warm-weather Cactus League game late in February, the sleeker, stronger Waldron flung the fastest knuckleball many Padres had seen.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The Rooney Rule is simply there to make sure the door is cracked ajar if not flung open wide for minority candidates who might otherwise not be given a fair shake.
—Greg Cote
updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The impact of the crash flung Diego Cardoso de Oliveira and 1-year-old Joaquim Ramos Pinto de Oliveira more than 100 feet from the bus stop.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Doughty flung a wrist shot from the left wall that Shesterkin could not see with four bodies in front of the crease.
—Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Doughty flung a shot from the left wall that Shesterkin could not see through the screen.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Nearly every cinematic space voyage, however far flung, brushes up against familiar terrain.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
The two boys look at each other and then take three snailish steps toward the open window of the Lincoln, the older with his arm flung horizontal like hazard tape across his brother's chest.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
In a warm-weather Cactus League game late in February, the sleeker, stronger Waldron flung the fastest knuckleball many Padres had seen.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The Rooney Rule is simply there to make sure the door is cracked ajar if not flung open wide for minority candidates who might otherwise not be given a fair shake.
—Greg Cote
updated March 30, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
The impact of the crash flung Diego Cardoso de Oliveira and 1-year-old Joaquim Ramos Pinto de Oliveira more than 100 feet from the bus stop.
—Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Doughty flung a wrist shot from the left wall that Shesterkin could not see with four bodies in front of the crease.
—Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
Doughty flung a shot from the left wall that Shesterkin could not see through the screen.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
Nearly every cinematic space voyage, however far flung, brushes up against familiar terrain.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flung
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Bauer threw 84 pitches, striking out seven hitters and walking just one to lose out on the perfect game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The salad course had just been served when the attack threw into chaos one of Washington’s premier social events.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The barbs that President Barack Obama and Seth Meyers hurled at him created a political narrative that persists.—
Elahe Izadi,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The director hurled himself to the floor.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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In an over hourlong debate Tuesday at Pomona College’s Bridges Auditorium, eight candidates running for California governor sparred over health care and tossed jabs just days before Californians can begin voting early in the state's primary election.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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They got tossed into the garbage also after a Stop Sale.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Sweeney slung panties from her new lingerie line, SYRN, which launched earlier this year in January, into a sea of wide-eyed festival goers who swarmed Diplo's desert stage as the electric beats by the chart-topping DJ bumped in the background.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Together the strangers slung Haridasse's arms over their shoulders and staggered to the finish line as a trio.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Flung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flung. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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