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threw off

VERB

elude, escape

Synonyms

WEAK

abuse deceive evade get away from give the slip leave behind lose outdistance outrun shake off trick

Antonyms

WEAK

face meet

Example Sentences

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“Stores threw off nearly a quarter of a billion dollars of profits to fund job centers”—about 650 of them, which are separate facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Clayton Kershaw, who hopes to return from shoulder surgery by late-July or early August, also threw off the stadium mound before Saturday night’s, spinning curveballs off a mound for the first time in his rehabilitation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

Right-hander Bobby Miller, sidelined by shoulder inflammation on April 13, also threw off a bullpen mound Friday and is expected to face hitters next week.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2024

Four people were taken to hospital when the animals were spooked in Belgravia and threw off their riders.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2024

I threw off my double layer of blankets, went to my window, and looked down to the street, nine dizzying floors below.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson