Throne or throne means the ceremonial chair a king or queen sits on--
The queen sits on the throne when she holds court.
No one may sit on the throne but the king.
Thrown or thrown ( rhymes with throne ) is a participle of "throw", meaning to cast or propel, usually with the hand or arm--
His has thrown the discus farther than anyone else.
The crowd was very quiet while the first ball was thrown..
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The objects thrown by the unruly crowd never got anywhere near the throne."
Note--"thrown out" may mean discarded, as trash--
I hope she hasn't thrown out my notes.
Note # 2--"thrown" or "thrown out" may also mean an injury, usually meaning a person's back--
He can't come to work today because he has thrown out his back.
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