threw

[throo] / θru /

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propel something through the air v.
confuse v.

VERB

propel something through the air

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bunt deliver drive fire fling flip force heave hurl lift lob pitch push put send shove start thrust

STRONG

bandy barrage bombard buck butt cant cast catapult chuck dash discharge dislodge fell flick floor impel lapidate launch overturn overwhelm peg pellet pelt pepper precipitate project scatter shower shy sling splatter spray sprinkle stone strew toss tumble unhorse unseat upset volley waft

WEAK

fling off let fly let go

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade pull receive repress stop

STRONG

collect gather hold keep slow

WEAK

catch explain help

VERB

confuse

Synonyms

STRONG

addle astonish baffle befuddle bewilder confound disconcert distract disturb dizzy dumbfound fluster unsettle upset

WEAK

mix up throw off

Antonyms

STRONG

calm clarify clear up comfort enlighten explain order settle soothe

WEAK

catch help receive

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threw

Then, in eight games last season, he threw more interceptions than touchdowns and took 23 sacks, averaging one roughly every 10 dropbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

“It looked like some random person threw stuff in the box,” said the clinical-trials executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

He threw three straight curveballs to Carrigg, bouncing the first and last in the dirt, and Carrigg swung at all three.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

"There was one day where one of the actors who was sitting in front of me got seasick and threw up over the rail. It blew back on me," recalled sailor Trammell Hudson.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

The man smiled grimly at the crowd, and I threw that idea out too.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin