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thrown

adjective as in hurled

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The PM said the plan would "land on desks around Whitehall with the heavy thud of a gauntlet being thrown down".

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Infrastructure investor Covalis, supported by French firm Suez, has also reportedly thrown its hat in the ring, in a deal which could lead to the break-up of the debt-ridden water giant.

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Community leaders have told local media that "a few people" were inside at the time for morning prayers, and they reported seeing firebombs thrown inside.

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Tesla shareholders have voted to restore CEO Elon Musk’s record $44.9-billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year.

It claims Ms Bongolan "attempted to resist him, throwing her weight back in a desperate struggle to avoid being thrown to the ground and likely to her death", but Mr Combs "easily overpowered her".

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

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