Slow
Slow verb - To cause to move or proceed at a less rapid pace.
Throw
Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Most projectiles the Majinni throw at you are pretty slow, by virtue of being arrows and lobbed objects.
Source: Painfully Slow Projectile -
You can boost out of cover, dive into a slow-mo shot, hop over it for another slow-mo shot, throw a distraction out to draw fire, and there are even 3 kinds of cover.
Source: Video Game / Vanquish - Lampshaded and averted in this comic from the superhero arc of Dragon Tails, where Lemuel looks around the museum for something to throw at the heroes to slow them down while he runs away.
Source: Why We Can't Have Nice Things
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Throw and Slow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/slow/throw
Slow & Throw. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/slow/throw>.
Throw or Slow. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/slow/throw.
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