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as in vomited
to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth
that meal was so gross I thought I was going to hurl
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as in sped
to proceed or move quickly
a fighter jet hurled through the sky
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
hurled snowballs at each other
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Recent Examples of hurled
The shock wave had ripped out walls of neighboring structures, hurled cars and shaken houses almost a mile away.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Bodies are, once again, being hurled overboard.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Some passersby clapped in favor of the group’s chants, while others hurled expletives.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Bodies are, once again, being hurled overboard.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Some passersby clapped in favor of the group’s chants, while others hurled expletives.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hurled
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Coppola snatches unassimilated ideas from current political paranoia and recent cultural catastrophes (manic news media promoting celebrity insanity), all tossed into the mix with demented incoherence.Armond White, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024
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But Disney tried to get the lawsuit tossed by asking the court to move the dispute to arbitration, meaning the case would not go before a jury or otherwise continue in court.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
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The 35-year-old and his younger brother then drove around 700 miles south to search for their father.Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Imposing harsher punishment on repeat offenders drove that support, far outweighing voters’ desire to increase overall prosecutions or deter future crime, the survey found.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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According to Capgemini's research, the percentage of large companies that have adopted generative AI has jumped from 6% last year to 24% this year.Bernard Marr, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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With China offering incentives to consumers who replace their gasoline cars with electric and low-emission vehicles, the mix of new energy vehicle sales has jumped to about 50% of overall automotive sales.Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Ellison found junior Toray Davis for a pair of TDs and ran one in to give the Knights a 21-0 lead in the first half that proved too much for Chatfield (8-4) to overcome.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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The county’s Office of Education, run by the superintendent of schools, provides training, business, technology and payroll services to the county’s 33 school districts and 60 charter schools.Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Hurled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hurled. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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