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thrown

adjective as in hurled

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He said some details of Norris' confession had been inconsistent, including different accounts of the number of punches thrown and whether or not he had kicked Stephen.

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His best hope appears to be some kind of political pact to prevent any new government being thrown out in a confidence vote.

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Rory McIlroy was the main target of the abuse, while his wife Erica was hit by a drinks cup thrown from the stands.

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And whether he will be thrown into such a high-leverage situation his next time out remains to be seen.

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Raymond Stewart, of Stewart's Music Shop in Dungannon in County Tyrone, said they had "thrown out our LP stands" only to have to search for them again, when demand started to rocket.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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