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[‘throne’ and ‘thrown’ have the same pronunciation which rhymes with “grown”, but ‘thorn’ has a different sound that rhymes with “born”]

“Throne” (noun) is ‘a special chair, usually gilded and placed at a relatively higher place, for a king or queen to sit in at important ceremonies or while conducting court; (always with “the”) the power of being a king or queen’,

e.g.

The world famous golden peacock throne stolen from India by the Persians in 1739 is now displayed in the British Museum.

Queen Elizabeth came to the throne in 1952.    [i.e.  the Queen came to the power or ascended to the power in 1952.]

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“Thrown” is the past participle form of the verb word ‘throw’ ~~~ throw – threw – thrown – throwing which means‘to make an object, or person, move fast through the air by taking it into one’s hand and moving/pushing the hand forward or upward so that it falls at a distance; to push someone or something roughly and carelessly so that they fall down at a distance; (with “up”) to vomit’,

e.g.

The goalkeeper has thrown the ball back to the players.

The police have thrown the suspect to the ground and put on the handcuffs.

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“Thorn” (noun & rhymes with ‘born’) is ‘a sharp pointed part on the stem of a plant, such as rose, blackberry, etc. which is meant for stopping animals from eating the plant; a bushy plant or a tree that has these sharp pointed parts on it; the pointed growth on some kinds of fish’,

e.g.

While picking rose flowers or blackberries, one must be very careful not to be pricked by the thorns.

Desert plants and trees grow thorns to protect themselves from the leaf-eating animals, such as goats and camels.

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