thrown out

verb

past participle of throw out
1
as in ejected
to drive or force out the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref

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2
as in dumped
to get rid of as useless or unwanted would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?

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3
as in radiated
to throw or give off the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke

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4
as in refused
to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards

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Recent Examples of thrown out The school itself had become kind of a destination for children who had been thrown out of other schools, so there were a lot of discipline problems. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 Baylor’s defense is also formidable, ranking 12th in scoring defense, but in these rivalry games stats and records can often be thrown out of the window. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026 In the end, they were thrown out, but the iron strongbox—now open—remained on display. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Stephens said that under English law, there will be further hearings to determine exactly what, if any, evidence would be thrown out. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The Neue Klasse makeover brings it firmly into the digital age, but BMW hasn't thrown out the old recipe just yet. — New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 New York had just one hit in Game 1, and that runner was thrown out trying to stretch the hit into a triple. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 When a batter gets thrown out at second base for trying to turn a single into a double, fans get frustrated. — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 4 Oct. 2026 The companies say Boulder’s lawsuit should be thrown out because it was filed under state law, when federal law should have precedence. — New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thrown out
  1. ejected
  2. dumped
  3. radiated
  4. refused
  5. outed
  6. lost
  7. cast
  8. rejected
Verb
  • Both occupants were ejected from the vehicle onto the road, according to the crash log.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Then, safety Zechariah Poyser was ejected for targeting on FSU quarterback Ashton Daniels.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of ejected
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  • Selig in essence dumped his team’s AL tradition for a few more home games with the Cubs and their money-spending fans from the North Shore.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Their attackers confronted them there, shot them dead in the early morning hours and then dumped their bodies into a well more than 50 feet deep.
    — Fabiola Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of dumped
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  • The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The film’s focus on the strange and unprecedented power dynamics in an industry that’s hurtling forward at all costs radiated off-screen as well.
    — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Immigration officials have defended the shooting, saying Belgal refused to exit the vehicle and the agent didn't know there was a child in the backseat.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Allegedly, King Charles has urged Harry and William to make amends, but William has refused.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of refused
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  • Co-owner John Mara is battling cancer, and co-owner Steve Tisch is laying low after being outed in the Epstein Files.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Photoplay’s feature Hollywood’s Unmarried Husbands and Wives outed several of the era’s most bankable couples—Clark Gable and Carole Lombard among them—for the crime of cohabitating without paperwork.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of outed
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  • His candidate lost in December 2018 to Kabila's long-term political rival, Tshisekedi.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of lost
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  • Because of its proportional representation system – voters cast one vote for a national party-list – even the largest parties rarely win more than 35 seats, and Israel has always had coalition governments.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The glare cast by the 74%-lit waxing gibbous moon will hide fainter shooting stars for much of the night.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of cast
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  • Wilson, the attorney general, also rejected the conclusion that EdChoice harms public education.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s claims have been rejected by the courts and even since his return to the White House in 2025 no evidence of widespread fraud has been surfaced.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of rejected

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“Thrown out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thrown%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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