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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner
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as in threw together
to make or assemble roughly or hastily
when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty "Welcome" sign
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Recent Examples of threw up
The Warriors forward drove into the paint and threw up a shot through contact from three defenders.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Political players had painted Hollywood red with communism and the studios threw up their hands.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Hoover was rocked on the pass and threw up a prayer that McAlister somehow caught in traffic for a 30-yard gain.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Neha Suresh Neha quickly threw up a basic website on Reddit, charging $10 a month.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Flushed to his right, Purdy threw up a prayer to Tonges in the back corner of the end zone with Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen draped on him.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On the mound, Walker Buehler threw up his hands in disbelief — and in appreciation.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
As Jack Draper stepped up to serve in the third set of his US Open first round match against Federico Agustín Gómez on Monday, the British star threw up on court.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Political players had painted Hollywood red with communism and the studios threw up their hands.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Hoover was rocked on the pass and threw up a prayer that McAlister somehow caught in traffic for a 30-yard gain.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
Neha Suresh Neha quickly threw up a basic website on Reddit, charging $10 a month.
—Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Flushed to his right, Purdy threw up a prayer to Tonges in the back corner of the end zone with Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen draped on him.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
On the mound, Walker Buehler threw up his hands in disbelief — and in appreciation.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
As Jack Draper stepped up to serve in the third set of his US Open first round match against Federico Agustín Gómez on Monday, the British star threw up on court.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for threw up
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This agitprop is vomited out 24/7 by Democrat media apparatchiks who were also unerringly described by Orwell in his novel 1984.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Max urinated and vomited on himself, went into cardiac arrest and ultimately, lost consciousness during his prolonged restraint.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Words have been hurled from both sides in the week leading up to Saturday’s game, making this iteration even more enticing.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
10 Oct. 2025
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Mullen was 29-6 before Marco Wilson hurled a cleat and 5-9 after it.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Threw up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/threw%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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