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The now-iconic geometric designs were intended to throw off the visual perception of German U-boats crews and prevent them from accurately targeting ships with torpedoes.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
She was so thrown off with how forceful Selena was being; everything happened so fast.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Democrats are now purposely trying to get thrown off committees.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
On a hilltop in the center, some soldiers made last stands until they were slaughtered, others threw off their uniforms and tried to hide in civilian homes or U.N. bases.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
She was so thrown off with how forceful Selena was being; everything happened so fast.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Democrats are now purposely trying to get thrown off committees.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
On a hilltop in the center, some soldiers made last stands until they were slaughtered, others threw off their uniforms and tried to hide in civilian homes or U.N. bases.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Throw off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throw%20off. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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