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as in ejected
to drive or force out
the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref
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as in dumped
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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as in radiated
to throw or give off
the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke
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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 thrown out
The petitioner in the case, Okello Chatrie, was indicted on charges related to an armed robbery of a Virginia credit union in 2019 and wants key cellphone location evidence against him thrown out.
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Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
In his letter to lawmakers accompanying the proposal, DeSantis’ general counsel said the entire Fair Districts Amendments should be thrown out.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The debris thrown out into space from this colossal collision eventually coalesced gravitationally to form our lunar companion.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Partially used bottles of shampoo and expired compacts or foundation will definitely be thrown out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
The senior right-hander gave up a two-out single in the fifth but that runner was thrown out trying to steal second.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
By the time Day 3 of the NFL Draft rolls around, the consensus board is officially thrown out the window.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
However, Diaz was thrown out trying to score from first with two outs.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
Spo says LaMelo should have been thrown out of the game for trip of Bam.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026
Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
In his letter to lawmakers accompanying the proposal, DeSantis’ general counsel said the entire Fair Districts Amendments should be thrown out.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
The debris thrown out into space from this colossal collision eventually coalesced gravitationally to form our lunar companion.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Partially used bottles of shampoo and expired compacts or foundation will definitely be thrown out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
The senior right-hander gave up a two-out single in the fifth but that runner was thrown out trying to steal second.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
By the time Day 3 of the NFL Draft rolls around, the consensus board is officially thrown out the window.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
However, Diaz was thrown out trying to score from first with two outs.
—Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2026
Spo says LaMelo should have been thrown out of the game for trip of Bam.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
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Kevin Durant waving bye to Deandre Ayton after he was ejected from the game.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Authorities said the driver was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.—
Steve Maugeri,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Beran dumped a double onto the foul line in left field with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Geneva (19-3, 8-2) the lead for good.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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The lawsuit comes after 30,000 cubic yards of debris from the White House East Wing ballroom demolition project were dumped onto the East Potomac grounds without explanation.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
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Bell, whose screen roles have long radiated decency and sensitivity, channels that guilelessness once more, only to expose it as yet another façade that helps Niall to conceal his darker impulses.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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This X-ray glow is radiated when the heavy ions of the solar wind, like carbon and oxygen, grab an electron from neutral atoms in either our outer atmosphere or the heliosphere.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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During the last art Biennale, Israel’s participating artist Ruth Patir refused to open the show at the national Pavilion, saying the doors would remain shut until a hostage agreement and ceasefire deal in Gaza were reached.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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But the reserves refused to cooperate with that notion.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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Since whistleblowers outed OpenAI’s mistake, cops have gotten access to the shooter’s logs, but families and their legal team have not, Edelson confirmed.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Some of these pictures show him at an event in Birmingham with Black Box theater colleagues and attended by officials of UK actors union Equity just a few weeks before he was outed by Norwood’s anonymous tipper.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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Sad memories of last year — when Wooten lost a tiebreaker in her state championship singles match to hand Palmetto the title — are all but erased.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Thompsons lost their mother to a heart attack in January 2023, according to TMZ.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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That gave Washington’s supporters 25 of the 50 seats in the City Council, and with the mayor casting a tiebreaking vote, the stalemate was broken.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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On the bright side, the Eta Aquarid's are known to produce the occasional fireball, which could easily pierce the veil of moonlight cast by the lunar disk.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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At one point, Iran asked to move its games to Mexico, but that request was rejected.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Voters in a 1986 retention election rejected Rose Bird, the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, and two liberal colleagues, over dissatisfaction with decisions overturning numerous death penalty sentences.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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