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"gets thrown around" is a perfectly valid phrase in written English.
You can use it when referring to something that is discussed frequently and with no consistent result. For example, "The idea of creating a single global currency gets thrown around a lot, but never gains any traction."
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One that gets thrown around is insurance.
Clutch is a word that gets thrown around too much.
That word gets thrown around a little bit loosely but Keiron is obviously a great player".
That word gets thrown around a lot these days, but he truly was.
"Torture," he told Barnes, "that word gets thrown around with great abandon".
"I think that whole thing about the grand narrative is a cliché that gets thrown around a lot," he said.
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"Guy worked hard, got thrown around, but he showed up every day, and Rex played him.
"The term 'vulture real estate' got thrown around," Mr. Ennis said.
"That names get thrown around, that you can't help sometimes," Federer said.
Terms like economies of scale and synergy get thrown around like catnip to the entrepreneurial cat: More buying power!
Let's face it, buying companies is fun -- the rush of adrenaline, the challenge of negotiations, money getting thrown around and an elegant closing dinner when the deal is done.
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