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threw

American  
[throo] / θru /

verb

  1. a simple past tense of throw.


threw British  
/ θruː /

verb

  1. the past tense of throw

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"I'm over the moon, I'm pleased with that. He threw everything at me at the end there," Hawkins told BBC Sport.

From BBC

"We thought we'd make it a two-score game that built the scoreboard pressure, they threw everything at us and it was a real test of character."

From BBC

South Hills 4, Bonita 0: Carson Baker threw a four-hitter with five strikeouts for South Hills.

From Los Angeles Times

Yamamoto threw 52 pitches while completing three innings, giving up five hits and two runs — including a solo home run in the first — while striking out four.

From Los Angeles Times

Having thrown just 28 pitches, Glasnow started the third inning and threw three more pitches before coming out of the Dodgers’ 7-6 win.

From Los Angeles Times