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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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Recent Examples of toss
Gently rub it in, wait at least 30 minutes, then toss your pillowcase into the washing machine to launder.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Foods like whole grains or yogurts can be healthful and shouldn’t be tossed aside just because they are processed, Barnard said.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 7 Jan. 2026
Use it in baking, toss it in granola, or make vegan cheese.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
That find was sparked by a shocking last-minute development the weekend before opening statements — when federal investigators learned of a plot to pay one of the jurors $100,000 — and could lead to Gogic’s lawyers getting tossed from the case.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Her efforts have thus far not swayed the Senate, which has chosen instead to advance two alternative tax relief bills introduced by state Sens.—
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Long, swaying motion was widely reported, with additional aftershocks continuing through late morning.—
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Children fidgeted in the relentless August heat.—
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People with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism may share symptoms like fidgeting and restlessness.—
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But Pierre threw the ball away leading to two more free throws for Council with 21 seconds remaining.—
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Young was remarkably efficient, throwing three TD passes of 30-plus yards and going 15-for-20 for 206 yards.—
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Reserve the smooth strained mixture and discard any solids.—
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Health inspectors cite the bagel shop after the half-and-half at the customer self-service counter was not discarded at the appropriate time.—
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This can result in a kind of emotional whiplash, with the tone of the videos lurching between joy and devastation.—
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Perry’s films can lurch from romance to madcap Madea comedy to skeletons-in-the-closet family drama and back…all in the space of 20 minutes.—
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Aisha jerked and opened her eyes.—
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That jerking motion, combined with detergent and water, loosens dirt from the surfaces of clothing.—
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Over roughly three hours, agents came under gunfire, were rammed four times and faced mobs hurling debris.—
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Also this week, a former paralegal was acquitted after hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in August; Sabzi, a deli in Cornwall, England, is alleging that author Yasmin Khan’s new cookbook with the same name is trademark infringement; and more.—
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In a class-action suit, originally launched in 1993, the Cofán accused Texaco of dumping 18 billion gallons of oily wastewater across their ancestral lands between 1964 and 1990.—
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The novel follows children’s librarian Daphne after her fiancé, Peter, dumps her for his childhood best friend, Petra.—
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“Toss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toss. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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