Synonym: thrown and twisted. Similar words: throw, throw up, throw in, throw off, throw out, throwing, throw away, overthrow. Meaning: [θrəʊ] adj. 1. caused to fall to the ground 2. twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread.
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91) He was thrown out of the Olympic team after testing positive for drugs.
92) The discussion was then thrown open for the audience's questions.
93) Our calculations of the cost of our trip were thrown out by changes in the exchange rate.
94) Nick got thrown out of college in the second year for taking drugs. Sentencedict.com
95) Recent investigations have thrown new light on how the two men died.
96) The government has thrown its weight behind the anti-pollution campaign.
97) The concert was excellent - there were lots of well-known songs with some new ones thrown in for good measure.
98) If you have men and women thrown together in inhospitable surroundings, you are going to get some sexual tension.
99) Their differences have been thrown into sharp relief by the present crisis.
100) Three of the original five candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have now thrown in the towel.
101) Government ministers have been responding to the challenge thrown down by their former colleague.
102) It's a pretty steep learning curve when you're thrown into a job with no prior experience.
103) Even the most cool-headed individuals can be thrown into a mild panic at the prospect of organizing a wedding.
104) The coat was thrown over the back of the chair.
105) She was thrown out of college for not attending lectures.
106) The competition has been thrown wide open by the absence of the world champion.
107) The scientist's experiments have thrown great light on the amazing ways honeybees communicate in their dark hives.
108) The case was thrown out of court because of insufficient evidence.
109) All ideas of reform were thrown overboard when the new government came to power.
110) The accused had thrown dust in the eyes of the police by giving them a false alibi.
111) A blast bomb was thrown but the device failed to explode.
112) She has thrown herself away upon that boor from sheer ignorance that better individuals existed!
113) The proposed development has been thrown into doubt by the decision.
114) The case was thrown out by the courts due to lack of evidence.
115) You'll be thrown out if you don't pay the rent.
116) A rumor was soon handed around that he had been thrown into prison.
117) Since her husband died, she's thrown herself into her work.
118) He was thrown out for infringing the club's strict dress code.
119) The US has thrown its weight behind the new leader.
120) Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers.
More similar words: throw, throw up, throw in, throw off, throw out, throwing, throw away, overthrow, overthrown, throwback, stone's throw, throw the book at, within a stone's throw, throne, throb, throng, throes, throat, through, dethrone, go through, bathroom, throttle, bathrobe, arthropod, get through, cutthroat, throbbing, anthropic, through to.