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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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Jessica Trufant, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Maggie Schlossberg tossed a no-hitter, collecting 13 strikeouts as East Bridgewater coasted to a 12-0 shutout of South Shore League rival Rockland in five innings.
—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
In a 10″ ovenproof skillet or square baking dish, toss blueberries with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and lemon zest.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
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Karen Read seeks to have two charges tossed Read's lawyer argue that retrying her on the charges of second-degree murder and leaving the scene of a collision constitutes double jeopardy.
—Jessica Trufant, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year.
—Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025
Maggie Schlossberg tossed a no-hitter, collecting 13 strikeouts as East Bridgewater coasted to a 12-0 shutout of South Shore League rival Rockland in five innings.
—Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
In a 10″ ovenproof skillet or square baking dish, toss blueberries with sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice and lemon zest.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Toss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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