as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
catapulted a pumpkin into the next yard
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Recent Examples of catapult
The track defined a generation, catapulting grunge into the mainstream and making Nirvana household names.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Then came Prohibition and bootlegging, which catapulted them into new spheres of social and political influence.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
For Cardinal signs — Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn — this moment marks the beginning of a new chapter, one that could bring significant milestones and opportunities that catapult them forward.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Since Robinson’s return, the Knicks have catapulted from bottom-10 in defensive efficiency to second-best in the league.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Then came Prohibition and bootlegging, which catapulted them into new spheres of social and political influence.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
For Cardinal signs — Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn — this moment marks the beginning of a new chapter, one that could bring significant milestones and opportunities that catapult them forward.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Since Robinson’s return, the Knicks have catapulted from bottom-10 in defensive efficiency to second-best in the league.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catapult
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Later, after realizing her own traumatic truth, Lola throws a rock at the strangers’ window during another fight, as if to symbolize their own internal conflicts urging to break free.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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The slower a pitcher throws, the finer the margins of success.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Most recently, Ukrainian air force Sukhoi Su-27 fighters have been hurling the bombs at bridges in Belgorod Oblast in western Russia, aiming to cut off Russian troops in the oblast’s border region, where Ukrainian brigades have launched small-scale incursions.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The hate being hurled at Elon Musk these days is beyond irrational.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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Nathan tossed the black backpack into a trash can, Seraphine said.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2025
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Simpson visited the Menendez family’s home in the 1970s, even tossing a football with Lyle in the backyard.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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But, as the Chicago Cubs rookie flung fastball after fastball against the Cincinnati Reds, his sense of autonomy was not.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Or the Sunday afternoon at Brookfield Zoo when his eyewear was flung into one of the primate cages.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Catapult.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catapult. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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