Occasion and Throw

Occasion

Occasion verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Throw and occasion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw" instead a verb "Occasion".

Nearby Words: occasional, occasionally, occasioned, occasioning, occasionalism

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

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Occasion and throw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Occasion" instead a verb "Throw".

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

special	special occasion	special throw
perfect	perfect occasion	perfect throw
complete	complete occasion	complete throw
regular	regular occasion	regular throw
Other adjectives: many, single, great, possible, few, odd, last, lucky.

In one occasion, if you spend enough time chasing a perp, a random resident standing on his lawn will throw a decking punch and stop him for you.

Source: Badass Bystander
Despair Gambit: The Dark Prophecy uses these on occasion, especially when it's getting desperate and running out of mooks to throw at the goodies.

Source: Literature / The Belgariad aka: The Malloreon
She comes close to discovering his secret on more than one occasion, but this always leads to Shinichi finding some way to throw her off.

Source: Dramatic Irony

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