threw out

verb

past tense of throw out
1
as in dismissed
to drive or force out the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

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2
as in discarded
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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3
as in cast
to throw or give off the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

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4
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 threw out The city of Mission ultimately pulled the plug on its tax incentives and threw out the redevelopment agreement. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 The Court of Appeal threw out the fraud convictions of former Barclays employees Jonathan Mathew, Jay Merchant, Alex Pabon, Philippe Moryoussef and Colin Bermingham. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Using a coffee cup that Tanzer threw out, the investigators confirmed Tanzer’s DNA was found on Beatty’s dress. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026 Last year, federal prosecutors dropped that case after an appeals court threw out a sizable fine imposed by a lower court. — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 In Nashville, iHeartMedia country WSIX threw out its playbook following news of Parton’s death, turning the station over to her music and to tributes from listeners and the local music community. — Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026 But their rookie linebacker extended his arms, threw out a hand and knocked the ball free from London’s grasp. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Inspired by the upcoming MLB Field of Dreams game, four players who were on the team but never played threw out the first pitch. — Raymond Strickland, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Bryant was known to attend Dodgers games going back to his early days in Los Angeles and threw out the first pitch on several occasions. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw out
  1. dismissed
  2. discarded
  3. cast
  4. refused
  5. ejected
  6. dumped
  7. released
  8. rejected
Verb
  • The North has denied responsibility for the incident and dismissed Seoul's demand to apologize and remove its remaining mines.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Three weeks before the election, the chairman of Israel’s Central Elections Committee dismissed the case, but the AID Coalition agreed not to buy more blocks on additional flights.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of dismissed
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  • Individual containers of food were not marked to indicate the food items to be discarded under time as public health control.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Not just dead satellites and discarded rocket stages, but millions of tiny fragments travelling at enormous relative velocities.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of discarded
Verb
  • The president fielded questions from reporters for nearly 20 minutes after casting his own 2026 votes at the offices of the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Saturday afternoon.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Tarantino revealed the most personally meaningful piece of casting in a film filled with great performances — including supporting turns by multiple actors (Austin Butler, Mikey Madison, Sydney Sweeney) who have blown up in the seven years since.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of cast
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  • In the criminal complaint, the officer alleges Bowman pulled his hands away and refused commands to put them behind his back.
    — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation, which Macron refused.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of refused
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  • The safety overhaul comes less than two weeks after 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The theme park operator announced the extra safeguard less than two weeks after 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem of Atlanta died after being ejected from his seat on the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia.
    — Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ejected
Verb
  • For all the money that's been dumped into the program, that's not good enough.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In the aftermath of allegations from Wood and then others, Manson was dumped by CAA as a client and lost acting roles in American Gods and Creepshow.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dumped
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  • For the tinkering types, Meta also released open weights for Muse’s code to help people connect it to a range of other devices.
    — Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although officials have not released details about the cause of death, scientists agree that if it was caused by ordinary plague, the wider world has little to worry about.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of released
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  • The Offer At My Front Door During my time on the council, a developer appealed to us after the planning board rejected his plan for condos overlooking the largest lake in town.
    — Jim Carlough, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The bill is due before lawmakers on Tuesday, after the finance committee rejected it.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejected

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