throw
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Rojas’ relay throw was too high for Rushing to catch, and Lee slid into home to become the first Giants player to hit an inside-the-park homer at Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The show is taking place in Vienna, which seems to have prompted half of the contestants to throw an operatic riff into their song, whether it needs it or not.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
While she is pushing for a new approach, she is careful not to throw the previous Secretaries-General under the blue bus.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
“I could throw a Korean barbecue sauce or a Sriracha from my fridge on it,” said Carson Gillaspia, 28, a mustachioed content creator in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with almost 700,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Before I could ask her any more, the bell rang, and we had to hurry to throw away our half-eaten salads before our afternoon of simulation training began.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing throw
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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