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throw around

VERB

scatter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discard distribute divide fling litter pour shatter shower spray spread sprinkle

STRONG

besprinkle broadcast cast derange diffuse disband dispel disseminate dissipate disunite diverge expend intersperse migrate part scramble separate set sever shed sow spend sunder

WEAK

disject put to flight run away set asunder split up take off in all directions throw out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect gather hold keep maintain retain

STRONG

accumulate combine join receive save unite

VERB

spray

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drizzle dust scatter shoot shower smear splash squirt

STRONG

atomize spatter spritz

Antonyms

WEAK

collect gather

Example Sentences

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Valve had no weight to throw around and had to pay up, or not have anything to sell.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Critics of AI and social media regularly throw around terms like “continuous partial attention.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

If the Knights can throw around their weight, things will look good.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Sheen said he did not have £100,000 to "throw around" and therefore wanted the project to be "effective".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

GINNY: Don’t throw around threats, Draco, please don’t do that.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling