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chucked

VERB

throw aside, throw away, throw out

Synonyms

STRONG

abandon can cast desert discard ditch eject fire fling flip forsake heave hurl jettison junk launch pitch quit reject relinquish renounce scrap shed shy sling slough toss

WEAK

eighty-six give the heave ho

Antonyms

STRONG

allow approve finish hire hold keep retain stay support take take in

Example Sentences

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The brilliant three-quarters-of-the-court pass was chucked by future Hall of Famer Grant Hill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Then it gets chucked in the rubbish -- or littered.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Shell-shocked and bereft of the confidence they exuded in the first half, Scotland chucked the ball away in their own 22m and Piccardo added the fifth.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

He instead points to a “toxic environment” in the FDA, which he attributes to Vinay Prasad, head medical and scientific officer, who was chucked from the agency this summer, then brought back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

“They’re a work in progress,” he said, and chucked a water bottle at Carlos, who dodged it easily.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi