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thrown

American  
[throhn] / θroʊn /

verb

  1. a past participle of throw.


thrown British  
/ θrəʊn /

verb

  1. the past participle of throw

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Other Word Forms

  • unthrown adjective
  • well-thrown adjective

Example Sentences

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In December, Nike said it had underinvested in stores in China, and had thrown itself too heavily into the discounting fray there, rather than trying to position itself as a hub for premium products.

From MarketWatch

"You're just sort of thrown into the deep end or you start off small and then it gets sort of more and more demanding."

From BBC

The war has thrown in doubt Iran's participation at the World Cup, hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11.

From Barron's

By the early 1960s, the full-fledged flight research center had become a hub of cutting-edge aviation research, thrown into high gear by NASA’s “brightest and boldest”:

From Los Angeles Times

You’re thrown by the wavy line of print on the fourth question.

From Literature