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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in threw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of threw up
The American threw up on court in the middle of the second set.
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ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
When the following batter, Hyeseong Kim, grounded to second baseman Luis Arraez, Rushing threw up his hands and slid away from the base to try and prevent shortstop Willy Adames from completing the double play.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In footage from the tense moment, MacIntyre threw up the offensive gesture.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Kodai Senga threw up his hands and applauded his outfielder on the mound.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
The Wildcats notched the biggest lead of the night when Burries threw up a 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock with 22 seconds left that pushed the gap to 18.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Before the news was official, when it was reported only that Murray had been offered the job, Hurley threw up a note of caution, looking out for his guys, hoping to insure the right questions were being asked.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Robbe, who went by Makenzy Doniak while with the Wave, ran toward the northeast side of Snapdragon Stadium, pointed into the stands and threw up a heart as three people stood up cheering for her.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The actress threw up a peace sign for the camera while Ramirez smiled with his arm around Alba's waist.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
When the following batter, Hyeseong Kim, grounded to second baseman Luis Arraez, Rushing threw up his hands and slid away from the base to try and prevent shortstop Willy Adames from completing the double play.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
In footage from the tense moment, MacIntyre threw up the offensive gesture.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Kodai Senga threw up his hands and applauded his outfielder on the mound.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
The Wildcats notched the biggest lead of the night when Burries threw up a 3-pointer at the end of the shot clock with 22 seconds left that pushed the gap to 18.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
Before the news was official, when it was reported only that Murray had been offered the job, Hurley threw up a note of caution, looking out for his guys, hoping to insure the right questions were being asked.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
Robbe, who went by Makenzy Doniak while with the Wave, ran toward the northeast side of Snapdragon Stadium, pointed into the stands and threw up a heart as three people stood up cheering for her.
—Fernando Ramirez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
The actress threw up a peace sign for the camera while Ramirez smiled with his arm around Alba's waist.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw up
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Luke Sapolu testified that Pulido vomited while in custody hours before the attack.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Motta hunched over and vomited into a trash can.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 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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“Threw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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