throw
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The gleam of a cellphone or a car’s headlights also can throw off the courtship ritual by distracting the bugs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Don’t expect them to throw everything at Nvidia PCs.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Second baseman Abbrie Covarrubias was positioned perfectly to field the ball in the outfield, but his throw to first wasn’t in time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
We would throw a little celebration for anyone who has served 25 years with us, but Sadie has been in this shop three times that amount, so it just really is incredible.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
To bring them into balance, Dr. Harlow prescribes two powerful drugs—an "emetic" to make Phineas throw up and a "purgative," a powerful laxative, to evacuate his bowels.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing throw
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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