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throw in one's lot with

throw in one's lot with verb: synonym of cast in one's lot with.

Verb

throw in one's lot with (third-person singular simple present throws in one's lot with, present participle throwing in one's lot with, simple past threw in one's lot with, past participle thrown in one's lot with)

  1. Synonym of cast in one's lot with.
    • It is unfortunate that some feminists have again thrown in their lot with the puritans and busybodies. The recent activity in Minneapolis around the proposed anti-porn law has made people choose between freedom and censorship, with many supposed progressives opting for the censors.1984 February 4, Joe Peacott, “Self-Reliance, Not Censorship”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 7
    • In many Latin American towns, the Black Vulture is urbicolous, throwing in its lot with humans, taking advantage of slaughterhouses, garbage dumps, and fishing docks.2007, Amadeo M. Rea, Wings in the Desert: A Folk Ornithology of the Northern Pimans, University of Arizona Press, →ISBN, page 101

Synonyms of throw in one's lot with

Forms of throw in one's lot with

third-person singular presentthrows in one's lot with
present participlethrowing in one's lot with
pastthrew in one's lot with
past participlethrown in one's lot with

Questions about throw in one's lot with

What does throw in one's lot with mean?
Throw in one's lot with means synonym of cast in one's lot with.
What part of speech is throw in one's lot with?
Throw in one's lot with is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw in one's lot with?
The past tense of throw in one's lot with is threw in one's lot with.

Words near throw in one's lot with in the dictionary

  1. throw good money after bad
  2. throw hands
  3. throw in
  4. throw in at the deep end
  5. throw in one's hand
  6. throw in one's lot with
  7. throw in the bark
  8. throw in the cards
  9. throw in the sponge
  10. throw in the towel
  11. throw in with

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