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as in lurches
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas
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2
as in fidgets
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 throws
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 discards
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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Recent Examples of tosses
The homeowners had a hard time keeping fans from attempting their own pizza tosses or trying to sneak dips in the iconic backyard pool.
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CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
Some lay them flat, others hang them up, and the last set tosses them into a bin.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Jayden Daniels intercepted by Reed Blankenship The wheels are completely off for the Commanders now, as Daniels tosses an interception to Blankenship.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Rip soaks Jamie's car in gasoline and tosses a match inside.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
The construction of jokes is cheap and simplistic, ranging from a bitter partygoer who tosses her drink on Ben to the sloshed tertiary character who goes full frontal in service of a gross-out gag.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Especially because this recipe tosses the pieces in butter and there's apples in there.
—Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
Mandrax tosses her softball questions.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
An actor’s reputation can sometimes feel like a heavy yoke; in Gladiator II, Denzel tosses it off and has a blast, taking the audience with him.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
Some lay them flat, others hang them up, and the last set tosses them into a bin.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
Jayden Daniels intercepted by Reed Blankenship The wheels are completely off for the Commanders now, as Daniels tosses an interception to Blankenship.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Rip soaks Jamie's car in gasoline and tosses a match inside.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
The construction of jokes is cheap and simplistic, ranging from a bitter partygoer who tosses her drink on Ben to the sloshed tertiary character who goes full frontal in service of a gross-out gag.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Especially because this recipe tosses the pieces in butter and there's apples in there.
—Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2024
Mandrax tosses her softball questions.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
An actor’s reputation can sometimes feel like a heavy yoke; in Gladiator II, Denzel tosses it off and has a blast, taking the audience with him.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tosses
Verb
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The camera sways and various items around the room fall over.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
6 Dec. 2024
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The feeling of walking up to your property, putting the keys in the door but then the door just sways open.—
David Crown,
Forbes,
4 Dec. 2024
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The pair's evident feelings for each other develop into a relationship that nearly takes off, until Jim unceremoniously dumps her in the season's final episode.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Regulators have also found that the company dumps untreated groundwater into sewers, but little action has been taken.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Looking around the restaurant patio at the Chateau Marmont, populated by folks famous and fame-adjacent, some whispering, others talking at a volume that seems less an invitation than a demand to eavesdrop, the filmmaker shakes his head and smiles.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Dexter has a panicked, sickened feeling after seeing his first dead kid, and the whole experience shakes him to his core.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2025
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Elon Musk loses billions as Tesla shares drop.—
Taylor Wilson,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Tosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tosses. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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