fling
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Thousands flock to a small Spanish town to fling tomatoes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
When my body said to fling, I really needed to flick; when I used force, I really needed finesse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Jean’s brief fling during the summer of 1998 coincided with the public airing of Monica’s doomed romance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
In this zone, the combined gravitational effects of the two stars either fling planets out of the system or pull them inward until they are destroyed.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
If I can fling it and loop it around one of the spotlights along the bridge, I can pull myself up fast enough to get there first.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
The cowboy grips its reins and mane with one hand, his sole sure purchase on the almost upright animal, and flings out his free arm to balance himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The snare's "exceptionally high power" flings the ant into a bigger web at "15 times the most extreme g-forces experienced by jet pilots", said lead researcher Prof Ajay Narendra.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles sails through the air with ease as her professional dance partner Ezra Sosa flings her around — last week, on a harness.
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025
Bertrand often flings bowling balls—flaming ones on New Year’s Eve—but today we’re launching spherical garden stones.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
A few days later, Amara flings open the door of the apartment.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
Raiola flung a 29-yard touchdown pass while dodging a pass rush.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Dozens of Khan supporters gathered near the private hospital, while others flung handfuls of red flower petals at passing cars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
This has left men like Wang, who are in their late 30s and who live in smaller cities or far- flung, rural areas, with few options.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
During the final round of the PGA Championship in 2025, he angrily flung his driver near a volunteer so hard that it damaged a sign and snapped the head off the club’s shaft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Amanda came rushing in and flung herself into Abel’s arms.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
When facing questions from the committee, the tired-looking Patel did a much poorer job than Bondi of flinging insults at senators.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
He relishes the fast and funny dialogue, flinging around fancy words that don’t mean a thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
What makes the act of flinging himself upside down so audacious is that it’s entirely gratuitous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
"I want to demonstrate that I can make serious points by flinging a custard pie around the stage for a couple of hours," the Czech-born Stoppard said in a 1970s interview.
From Barron's ● Nov. 29, 2025
She threw open a chest and pulled out some clothes, flinging a pair of trousers and a tunic at me.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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