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as in to sway
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas
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as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat
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as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
toss that football over here
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as in to discard
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use
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as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
tossed off the last of the medicine
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Recent Examples of toss
Linda Carroll, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The decision reversed a lower court that said tossing those ballots interfered with the right to vote.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Nacua and Dodson scuffled after the whistle and the otherwise mild-mannered receiver was tossed for taking a swing.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
But also tossed into the mix is electronic warfare, and its ability to confuse, throw off and shut down navigation systems on weapons flying across the battlefield each day.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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When the right spot was nudged into action by the electricity, a signal would spread through the network like the ripples seen when a stone is tossed into a body of water.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024
The decision reversed a lower court that said tossing those ballots interfered with the right to vote.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Nacua and Dodson scuffled after the whistle and the otherwise mild-mannered receiver was tossed for taking a swing.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
But also tossed into the mix is electronic warfare, and its ability to confuse, throw off and shut down navigation systems on weapons flying across the battlefield each day.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Toss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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