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threw

American  
[throo] / θru /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of throw.

threw British  
/ θruː /

verb

  1. the past tense of throw

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But even before he was ruled out Sunday, fans were calling for McCarthy to be benched after a horror show performance in his last appearance, when he threw for just 87 yards with two interceptions.

From The Wall Street Journal

He made out he was going to run, so I turned and threw it.

From BBC

Forest threw the kitchen sink at them towards the end and he stood strong.

From BBC

It was a costly decision that sacrificed track position to Verstappen in the final stages and in hindsight threw away the race win for Piastri.

From BBC

Another Palm Springs candidate, Marc Iannarino, a Navy veteran and bartender, threw his hat in the ring.

From Los Angeles Times

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