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Recent Examples of throw off
Crystal fringe will throw off flashes of cobalt, crimson and amber before disappearing back into shadow.
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
Holmes has begun playing catch and could throw off a mound as soon as this week.
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Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Those headaches were worth it when scaled media businesses threw off gushers of cash and provided a cultural imprimatur that few other assets could.
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Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Why, after all, did the feudal lords of the South, loyal to Church and throne, throw off the royal yoke to join the Revolution?
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James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
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Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
2 July 2026
Holmes has begun playing catch and could throw off a mound as soon as this week.
—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
Those headaches were worth it when scaled media businesses threw off gushers of cash and provided a cultural imprimatur that few other assets could.
—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
29 June 2026
Why, after all, did the feudal lords of the South, loyal to Church and throne, throw off the royal yoke to join the Revolution?
—
James Traub,
The Atlantic,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw off
Verb
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Efforts to organize and tidy often turned into sitting on the floor surrounded by piles of stuff and getting easily distracted with sentimental finds.
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But that was a bit ago, and there is a theory now that perhaps this is starting to leak, or maybe be confirmed soon, to distract from the recent, very poor performance of Supergirl in theaters.
Verb
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Now, that excess gets diverted into the Austerlitz basin instead, where it’s held deep underground until the weather clears, then pumped gradually to treatment plants outside the city.
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Hotels are offering 50% discounts, schools, mosques and sports halls have been prepared to house mourners, and bus and rail networks are being diverted to serve the main events.
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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