flung

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When I visited Havana again this spring to report on the mounting crisis, the malecón was deserted, strewn with brown seaweed that had been flung from the ocean by crashing waves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Once the closest point of the orbit enters the instability zone, the planet is either flung outward or pulled inward and destroyed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Leaning across the center console, he flung open the passenger door.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She said the doors were "flung open" and "whoever needed to be in there was in there".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

The corn ears we flung in the wagon would bounce off the boards to fill the bed.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck