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He threw the ball to the batter with all his might
I was hoping you might throw some light on the subject. Coming events throw their shadow before them
He threw the vase on the floor
Her frank questions about my private life really threw me
She was heartbroken when he threw her over and married her sister
throw away
He is a hoarder, refusing to throw anything away
He threw away his last chance for a decent life when he left her
throw off
The volcano throws off rocks every so often
He finally managed to throw off his mother's pernicious influence
He doubled back to throw the dogs off
throw out
The substance throws out a greenish light
Henry was thrown out of the pub for rowdy behaviour
throw up
He felt as if he was going to throw up
He threw up a perfectly good job to go and live on a boat
Their treachery was thrown up in high relief by the events that followed
The house was thrown up overnight - and it looks like it
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