Placed olives are deliberately set down in a specific location, often as part of a dish or presentation, showcasing their appearance and flavor. In contrast, thrown olives are carelessly tossed, which may imply a more casual or haphazard approach, often lacking attention to presentation. The distinction highlights the intention behind the action, influencing how the olives are perceived in culinary contexts.
My first thought to this answer was this. Thrown olives are mixed into or on top of food whereas placed olives are artistically place or arranged as decoration. However, the simple answer is not always the correct one. Placed olives are those packed in jars by hand. Usually associated with the stuffed variety, they are "placed" by non mechanical means with the pimento stuffing clearly visible from the outside of the container. For this extra labor, the consumer pays much more for the product despite the fact that it is probably the cook opening the jar to serve the olives and the person who bought them never gets to see them so artistically arranged in the container. In contrast, thrown olives are those dropped into the jar or container by mechanical means. Most consumers care not a whit how they look on the way home, and there is no difference in taste or texture between the two.
One is thrown slow and the other is thrown fast.
The powder from toy caps is placed between pennies in a stack. wrapped, and thrown on the ground. It will produce a loud bang.
A spear is a generic term for a shafted weapon, but a javelin is specifically designed to be thrown.
Fetch means "go and bring back." Catch means "grab ball when thrown."
Hats are placed into Lost and Found, for a limited amount of time, and if not claimed are thrown out.
contamination is when germs enter the water and pollution of water is when liquid waste or rubbish are thrown in the water.
contamination is when germs enter the water and pollution of water is when liquid waste or rubbish are thrown in the water.
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Flotsam is parts and cargo from a wrecked ship floating on the water Jetsam is stuff thrown from the boat on purpose ( jettisoned ) to make it lighter.
The egg on the wall got there by being placed or thrown there by someone or something.
A deep valley with steep slopes between two adjacent block mountains is called a rift valley. An up thrown block between two normal faults dipping away from each other is called a horst