Given the sentence "The boy threw the ball," replace the word “threw” with one that matches the context.
The boy _____ the ball
The boy tossed the ball.
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### Instruction:
Given the sentence "The boy threw the ball," replace the word “threw” with one that matches the context.

### Response:
The boy tossed the ball.