1
as in to vomit
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 to throw 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 throw up
Here are some possible candidates But conclaves can throw up surprises and, despite the reforms Francis made, there is a small, yet determined, minority unhappy with the most recent papacy, who will be looking for ways to change course.
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
At that moment, a person who loves Broadway theater and adores its creativity and singularity surely was justified throwing up their hands in capitulation to the phenomenally successful streaming service whose stock has been rising even as the rest of Wall Street is in the tank.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
This isn't the first time a dog DNA test has thrown up some major surprises.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Every week seems to throw up another question of what is — or should be — permissible.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
At that moment, a person who loves Broadway theater and adores its creativity and singularity surely was justified throwing up their hands in capitulation to the phenomenally successful streaming service whose stock has been rising even as the rest of Wall Street is in the tank.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
This isn't the first time a dog DNA test has thrown up some major surprises.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Every week seems to throw up another question of what is — or should be — permissible.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throw up
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The students fell ill within minutes of eating rice and potato curry, vomiting and convulsing with stomach cramps.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
2 May 2025
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The weapons cause respiratory seizures, vomiting, burning sensations and other debilitating symptoms.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Inside the truck, the bodies of three teenage boys hurled forward, each with terrible velocity.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2025
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The strongest solar flare so far this year hurled streams of plasma and charged particles into the cosmos and caused communications blackouts on five continents.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
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