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throwing

  • present participle
    of throw.
    throw
    verb (used with object)
    to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist.

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By throwing a naive character into this environment, what were you aiming to expose about the difference between posturing around these subcultures and the lived reality of them?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

Now he starts throwing it all up on the whiteboard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"Truly, she was throwing the love at the crowd, who threw it right back at her. There was no holding back. It was quite overwhelming, actually," he writes.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

That said, I still chase David around the house throwing roundhouse kicks at his stomach, just to keep us both on our toes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

The red-shoed girl was crouched on the riverbank, throwing pebbles into the rushing current.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman