threw

verb

Definition of threwnext
past tense of throw
1
as in tossed
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm threw a life preserver to the drowning man

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2
as in dropped
to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally the attacker threw his victim to the ground

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Recent Examples of threw Senior quarterback Brady Cloherty threw a whopping seven TD passes after the Caravan (1-1) faced a 30-point hole in the second quarter. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 The seventh-round rookie threw an ugly interception in the first quarter, while backpedaling and off his back foot. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Ohtani threw a 20-pitch bullpen — shorter than his customary between-starts session — on Friday to tentatively set him up to throw the first inning Sunday. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Ortiz and Dylan Crews struck out, but Perez threw a wild pitch and catcher Joe Mack made a throwing error on the play as both Chaparro and Young scored. — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 Lawrence Butler tied it with a single to left, but Beavers threw McNeil out at home plate. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 Early in the second quarter, while driving toward the red zone, Klubnik threw an interception to Zaire Barnes while trying to get the ball to tight end Jelani Woods in tight coverage. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026 Mendoza threw high to Jalen Nailor on his second play, and the ball popped into the air into the hands of San Francisco linebacker Tatum Bethune for an interception. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Each threw touchdowns during team periods that Notre Dame put on social media. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw
  1. tossed
  2. dropped
  3. hurled
  4. lowered
  5. flung
  6. slung
Verb
  • Minutes later the finalists will fight to stay on the back of 2,000-pound animals with names like Man Hater and Buck Nasty for eight excruciating seconds, and then dodge the bull's hooves and horns when they're tossed to the ground.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Martina tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, only allowing two hits and two walks in the international finale.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of tossed
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  • Despite meeting or beating estimates, shares dropped as investors remained unimpressed.
    — Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Liberty Christian dropped a heartbreaker in the season opener, losing a big lead before falling to Midland Christian 66-63.
    — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dropped
Verb
  • Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people in their cargo beds throwing tomatoes at the revelers — who, in turn, hurled them at one another.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • When a massive riot erupted at Soledad on Cinco de Mayo in 1968, Trejo hurled a rock that smashed a prison guard in the head.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurled
Verb
  • The stagehands finally lowered the elevated side of the stage, ended their mischief, and Belafonte began singing.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Electric powertrains have fewer moving parts than internal combustion engines, and advances in batteries, motors, software, and contract manufacturing have lowered some barriers to entry.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of lowered
Verb
  • Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Planting himself to the left of the penalty spot, Ballard flung his right boot at the ball, the speed of his leg swing producing enough power to beat Birmingham goalkeeper James Beadle.
    — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of flung
Verb
  • That's when Ezeiruaku similarly grabbed McCoy's helmet, slung it off his head and similarly sent it flying.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, David, wore a white T-shirt, khaki pants, and slung a butter yellow sweater around his shoulders.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of slung

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“Threw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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